Source: Daily Córdoba

The First Gang Cultural Association of Black-Tailed Jews has chosen this year as a preacher of the 17th exaltation of the Jew to José Ángel Fernández. The president, Luis Ordóñez, announced yesterday at the presentation ceremony to the author of the cartel, Ángela Osuna, and the exemplary brother, José Valenzuela Rojano, for his «career and dedication to the Passion Week of Baena».

The preacher, José Angel Fernández, doctor and Jew of the white tail, acknowledged that when he was proposed at the beginning he said no, but «I've been enjoying it for two months because it has been a great gift and a challenge». Thus, he hopes not to disappoint anyone, because although the Jew "has said practically everything," he will try to tell his experiences, without forgetting the religious nuance of this figure. For her part, Ángela Osuna explains that the first thing she thought was to honor the hands that for many years "make it possible for Jews to look so impressive embroideries" on their jackets and highlight another of the elements that "call me a lot the attention, as is the duster, since with their movements together with the white or black tail and accompanied by the sound of the drum they draw a colorful spear that floods the streets of Baena ».

José Valenzuela was very grateful because this distinction implies that "my cofrade stage has not gone unnoticed."

The president of the Association of Brotherhoods, Guillermo Iván Bernal, stressed that this exaltation has managed to surpass the cofrade scope of a gang to project itself as an act of Holy Week itself, while the mayor, Jesús Rojano, praised the appointment for its relevance and because every year "it becomes a reference for the figure of the Jew." The proclamation of the Jew will take place on March 4, at 12 noon, at the Liceo theater.