Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-11-27

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fruits OF Christian chariy aud love.
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THE IsIAEhlTEs,-A correspondent
Of the Charleston, S. G. Courier, writing
from this place, relates the following IN
,rresl,ng incident in come yion with the
early history Of the lsraeiies Of this
Chen city, town, ond the religious de-
votirn manifested IN the preservation OF
their institutions, by one o.! tho dennrn.
nation who reyeres the faith ol his fathers:
|. "ihe liberal policy Of m" founders OF
Rhode Island had drawn hilher to New e
/ pori) "A community Of wealthy and en-
rerprIslug lsraellles, who gave an I'M
pulse 10 us commerce. Now tbeIe -
not a sing lie Jewish family, nor one OF
their descendants on the Island but
their ancIon, aud venerable synagogue
Sllll remains ~ perfect order, aS II pre-
pared for their reception aud their Gene
tcry, with its monuments, walks, and
trees, Is a model of ncatncss and ele.
gancc. Its stately gateway is occa-
sinnally opened To receive the remains
OF an lsraelire from some dlstan, place,
hose last wish II might have been to
rest here with his father. Even the
Jewish street is still kept in perfect re-
pair, through The munIGcence Of Jew
lSh merchant, whose grandfather was a
Rabbi oi this place. notice, too, with
pleasure, that the classical building oi
The 'I'edwood Library is undergoing n
complete renovation at the expense ol
The same individual, who is a citizen Of
New Orleans"
The following additional particulars
form portion of the early history of
Rhode island Ociober iOlh, 1861,
thirty fee, square oi ground was decided
in Mnrdccai Campaunal and Moses
! Packcchoe for jewish cemetery. -
/ The first jewish settlers were of Dutch
extract from Curacoa. In 1850 x go,
many wealthy Jews from Spain nnd Por-
iughl settled amongst them. \ few
most conspicuous were the Lopez, Riy-
erals, polacks, Lewis, and Hart aud
Isaac Touro. The latter was at the
head of the clergyman. They erected
~ 1862 house of worship, which was
dedicated on the ID of December, i1G3,
with great pomp and ceremony to con
grcgatlon oi over three hundred Jews.
Aaron Lopez was celebrated as n mer-
chant Of great cnlerprize, seeking out
new channels for the promotion of com
mcrIe, owning some 80 sail Of vessels,
aud about the first to fit out whalemen
for the Falkland Islands.
An instance is also related which
should serve as an example tn The pres.
ent enlightened period A merchant,
an lsrarli8. oi great enterprise, largely
embarked in commercial pursuits, was,
IN the end, unsuccessful, losing his all,
aud. with barge debts unpaid. lie re-
moved to Boston, where, IN few years,
he accumulated wealth, returned to
Rhode Island, md srrilcd himself per-
manen,ly with his family. Soon after,
he gave dinner party, inviting amongst
his guests all to whom he was in debtcd.
ciUUtI aHHbuilCtb, tdt " pCUlIt III al WIS
assigned his place at table by cards with
the name written on the plates. On
turning them over, under each plate was
found a check for the principal with in.
lerest in full to that day. He thus liqui-
dated every liability, which his ere DIT ors,
from the length OF time that had elapsed,
had entirely relinqnlshed. Abraham,
the son Of Isaac Touro,a native of Rhode
Island, made his fortune IN Boston, aud
died in 1922 leaving 5 1000. and $1,000
Oh trus, to the Legislature for the sup
po'l of, and t, keep in order the syna.
gogue aud burial ground with the streets
leading thereto, now called Touro-s
which 10 The present is strictly complied
with. Moses, the nephew of Aaron ln-
PEI, was The last resident jew. lie
died in New York, aud, at his request,
was removed 10 Newport and buried be-
side his brother jacob Not n resident
Jew was left on the Island ~ 1920. -
The hisinry of lhode Island lauds them
Tor their integrity aud upriahl conrse,
and refers 10 them as an example 10 be
hy all