Tintin in Haifa

After the 'Tintin' book came out in Ladino, another Tintin was found, with his adventure in Haifa.

Suddenly an announcement was heard: 'Residents of the Land of Israel: a citizen of Belgium, with a tendency to make trouble, dressed as an Arab, has been seen in Haifa. This person gives his name as "Tintin". He is known as one who investigates where he should not and asks many questions. If anyone knows where this person is, please call the police.'

As you have understood, this announcement appeared in one of the books of the famous series 'The Adventures of Tintin', published in 1939-1940 under the title 'Tintin in the Land of Black Gold'.

The story tells of a secret plot of sabotage to be carried out on oil wells in the Middle East, and the villain of the story is the German Dr Müller. Our Tintin, dressed as an Arab and walking the streets of Haifa, was kidnapped by the Irgun, the secret organization that fought both the Arabs and the English.

The artist of these adventures, Georges Prosper Remi, known by the name 'Hergé', was sending in his work while doing his military service. On the very day the Germans entered Belgium he was released from military service because of a severe sinusitis. Naturally, because of the war, he stopped drawing the adventures, and readers had to wait years to learn how Tintin escaped the sandstorm in the desert and the wickedness of the evil Dr Müller.

Source: Chen Malul