Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-12
IMRRYII G OF THE ISRAELITRS
They Discuss the Action Of the
Manhattan and Other In
Strance Companies.


Obedieitt to a call in the morning pa
pers, large meeting Of Istaelites of this
city was held at Greenlaw club Dor
last night. Adolph Loeb, Esq, called
the meeting 10 order. A. Frankland,
Esq, wal unanimously called to the
chair. N, Hofheimer, Sol Hess, A.
Loeb, I. S. Menken and D. Mack, were
appointe vice-presidents. Lou Lubrie
and L. Kramer were appointed sec
retaries ef the meeting. The chair-
man stated the cause which had led 70
this call Was that of bigoted intolerance.
They had been called to give an expression
of opinion as to the acts Q. interpretations
which had insulted them as 3 people,
by applying to them the epithet Jew in
a contemptuous ann This people
did not deserve this, and as Israelites
they should not submit as a people to
the charge Of the crime of arson. A
case had arisen In Georgia wnere an in
telligent GERMAN had been burnt cut
and prescribed from receiving his in
surance simply because his name
sounded like that of q Hebrew. The
chairman read two of the s~o-called
Stoddard letters, which prohibited the
agents o fthe Manhattan insurance COM
pany FROM taking risks on the property
of 4" Jews.il
On molten Of Nathan Hoffheimer,
ESQ, g committee of nine was APP
pointed to draft suitable resolutions ex-
pressive of the sense Of this meeting.
The chair appointed the following J.
8. Menken, J. Happek, Max. Friedman,
D. C. Lowenstein, Joe Frost, J. Iglaner,
C. Straus, NJ. A. Cohen, ]. Sugarman
The committee retired, when i. Kra-
mer, Esq. addressed the meeting in
avery sensible and pertinent speech. He
thought tile Jews had been wronged,
and it was due to themselves and the
world tina, this matter should be set
right.
Rabbi TIska was called upon, and
stated that he came here as a son of
Israel to hear what the merchants had to
say in regard to this matter, and not to
address them upon this occasion.
Mr.. Henry Lowenstein made a short
and capital speech, in which he con-
demned the action Of the insurance COM
panies in singing out the Jews as a class
As a mark Of their derision and scorn.
The records Of u prisons would show
the morality of the jew.
Mr.. Lehman made a few remarks.
Mr.. Trowenstein, of Cincinnati,
thought the best way to effect the OBJ
ieet proposed was to 60 and cancel
the policies held by them, as the best
way to hurt corporations, as well as indi-
viduals, was to touch their pockets.
Mr.. Adolph Loeb was not satisfied alone
with csnceling their policies. He
wanted such a demonstration as would
prevent, for all time, such charges being
at all entertained.
H. Tomliason, Esq, was called on,
snd said, ne had never refused to insure
a man because he was a Jew. He
looked upon the people around him as
friends. He despised the action of the
companies who had prescribed them.
Nathan HoFheimer, Esq, said that
he desired to hurl back the insult which
had been offered to the Jewish name IS
a matter of principle.
The committee submitted the follow
ing report:
WHEREAS, The recent actions Of the
following Insurance companies the
Manhattan, Hanover, Niagara, Republic
and Germania, all of New York, pro-
scribing the Israelites as q class, in vari-
anee with the spirit of our constitution
and the present age Of enlightmeut,
where merif and integrity, not religion
or nationality, should be the test of eli
gibility in all the walks of lie there
fore, be it
Resolued, That we viii act in unison
with our co-religionists in other cities
by cancelling policies in the above mem
toned companies and in all other com
panies adopting a similar course.
Be IL further res0lyed, That we recon-
mend the formation of q Home insur-
auce under the auspices of the
IsraeItes Of Memphis, for our mutual
protection.
Be ii further resolved, That the city
papers be requested to publish these res
LIS Nc [en, D. c. Lowenstine, ]. sugsrman,
M. ,1Eoher, 10. Frost, j. Happeck, Max.
Friedman, CaM. StrauS, L. 1glauer-commtt-
tee.
Mr.. Kramer moved that a committee
be appointed to wait upon the different
insurance Companies for the purpose OF
ascertaining the premiums received and
losses paid bT them to Israelites during
the past three years. The motion, after
some discussion, was lost.
After the transaction Of some minor
business the meeting adjourned.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT Dis
TRIcr CoUFns-Yesterday was motion