, 1870-12-25

-M. W. 1cM1RWE!l M now BEAW9 manager OF
tie old wavetis Theatre, BroadvAy
Sulth Carolina editor bought half VI It.
ISRAEL IN RUSSIA.
Condition Of tho Ie,<s In lho na,t.co.
Vic Empire.
The London AtaenGum, il a ablo toview
OF two now booka, entitled - Tho Bock OF
Kagal-(kniSa ksgala). Hebrew Local .nl
Un:vezra il :'ocieties-- --{Yevreiski:a trstsva m5-
cst.ira vreuirciy.); ty J, nrar.m .na (w.l-
na). makes the following editonsl .romsrkS
on tho subjects referred to abovo:
1T is singular thst TN recent traveller in
1sus<ia his shougbt Of telling Us somsthlng
about the Nns.1an Jaws. Yet t1e1e are
e,00, GOO OF them, chiefly concentrated ia Po-
land and tho Western Govcrnmcnts. Their
bta they are not allowed to live within fifty
vetats Of the frontier, and 10 other dis,rics-
theZ form 35 rsr cent Of the population. aod
possess all tue rrropasty snd wealth Of she
place In khs'kof. till ehert
,~' 10 sens's e. nj sh.e 'ex n e 9e.,sse.s seasi
which y-u will ra,;:l' In Gay, your lrivar
will rrl'ly to your intttrogat0ties by telling
you that it rou can+inuc 10 calf hin = Jew
tzhM) instesh Of Hebrew, IL can have yon
tiued twenty-five rubles. While KabLi.ic.i
cogue is being opened in loscow; while poor
IIctre~ in nonnn Of tho smaller towns are
;tGhibi:ed all OCCUPATIONS hut uausy, po1ya-
kon stands htEl, in the confidence Of the Gov
crnInent Re- msksr Of rMtEAyA, and ia pro-
>ent.d from buying the most magnificent pal
ace in st. 1'eters1nrg, oosy becsnss lingor-
ing eerur1e for..d- thu sails Of the family
chapel TO Jew The Jewe in Nusss, ham
cred BY contradictory cnactmnnts and re-
str ic.ioue, havo ain1o.t created Au imper.un.
in in'Lra7o, and have their own customs, their
own drese, their own Laws, and even their
| o~n lauguage-4t least tic corrupt Cor
map. pofie": Ruseisn and Hebrew. which
! theE Au speak, ia known Il the ltraslite
! language. and can be heard to advantage Ut
the Jewirh theatre at Wa1kaw. Eyesybody In
+, Ruesia las regarded the Jsws with auch ron-
! tempt sud indifference thai tho revelations Of
! alr. Erapt,nann- -himselfA \ Chlis.lanizcd Jew
I on Hebrew 1aTa md c1atoms. supported by
/ authentic documents from the archives OF
i! Wifns, have excited great a.tonishment
and have at cree teopened :" tho Hebrew
I ing IN importance Some Russian iiber1ls
! propose various remedies and mslsures !.
some, who call themselves very liberal, think
, the Jew should have no civil rights, while
will agIee, tay there is one very simple rem
! ecy-aboiieh i'll distinctions and educate the
! Jews equally with other 1lussian subjects and
! there can be no Hebrew question.
'With the Hebre@ question ia Russia, how
ever, we have 1t present no'hing 70 do. and
! the books Of Nj; Bf.phznann ara chiefly inter
etting to rs as showing tho pecnliaratiasof Of tho
Hebrew l1w and lits actually e1istipg in Rus.
ria. derived from the Talmud and tho ancient
Judaic law. 1lB 1i1le OF B:hilier.
Die julien httden einen S,aat I'M Staaie.'
lss been wonderfully realized III Wettetl. R:A.
Bla and rnland, whc1s tho Jewr havc fo,Ene1
aid preserved 10 this day in evs,y city OF
tuvn TalmudicAl municipal rrDnSIic, Of I
very aristocTatic hn1. j. wllteh the pat1iciau
caste have arbitrary as.a dssrotic poser ovel
tie rlebsians. This ga,vasam.nt is carried or
bY two institutions, The k1sAl or khedcr'
liatngal, the cumc1nnai Goyefamtn'. aud th:
l,ttn-D.n. the T-imuuic.l Cou,t, Which
j Is partialiy rscoGrlzca by The Hnsslsr
laws. Tho gesnrnmeut IS iadnet
elective, hui to;h clectosa And elscte.
1nutt lA.e obtsihetl c.rtain rank in the cosa
nurity, gainel uouliual1y by proficiency ir
:hc leaning Of tie Tx'mLd, and often graut
cd i'll Ieslitv to rich nlen fur money consid
! Grafton. Tie H. aeai not orls directs the scaoo!
: AID internal government II tue community
Int srpetvisse aal resulates Ill the a1a:rs O
Hebrews With thn uon-uebrew population
. 1u,li.lciaE or E'!osins them. a. it couHidar
beet for tlf II ihtt re~;z. TniH power Is cou
. rftttly etbIt'1Sy. and there can bs no appes
. flom it. The authority IT all extcrnal law
sid regulations ia denied sud said to be no
: binding on 4ebtewe, aud thev are strictly fol-
b.ltis14 t. have. re c.s,,ren to lsussan court
! l!-tMils Niii ca:h other. even etlen the Rns
! einn lave c,iu'.ltie with the Hehrow. Til
!. kse.l, however. daes nu. ecrupl
!, t. Lave rctOulse to tho eatc1ne3 authol
itiss- wien nee. ssa'y. and rrsctisabl
, to assist 1t iu its objects. Tus Rags
+. ctai.as tu have authority over thu ~hole terri
tory and population af The ti.sfr.ct- Nor
Hebrews are Il cite, and i'll ..0ssens,otI Of proJ
eIty oS1y ae inffirgers Ut the Tights Of Ii
. chosen l'eopls of God. Tic kassl stanta Q
1J.ztt tt4ar rE,t,E -
conner. and. without lhe necessary paper,
Jew coming from, another district would fin
it impossible to live or support tiuself- I'll
, property Of non-febrewe II. according TO th
!. Talmud; @ free wilderness, Or, ea l;.hbi x
l. vlich orly init Hebrew can pino nets vi
y has obtaiuta L right for IL from The kega
ls THUS regarding tho properly OF no0-uebreq
y | aK tho general rrnperty OF the community It
II hagal sells to Jews tho right to occupy th
feeiivoo money from them. More than ths
!. Il sells the right to e1ploiter iudividusl'
:. to lend them money and to e
:. held Of thsir property. rLiuRa Of I'd
Ie Kind seem almost incredible, althoue
t Mr.. Nra,'hu,sun quotes in full formal act
e one selling :lo right to the shop OF + Russi1
:. merchant. another q part Of tho city lac
:. :. with The Lullaiage that may hereafter
I. erected by The government, and another
ic nhoIs Ftsneisc.n cnrEeut. After such a %
u no other Jow can interfere without the pc
nieeion Of Ito PURCHASER, and should il
purchase or Eet hold Of real estate brlongi,
y 10 Christian, which bad not previously be-
!. 4. disposed Of bY tho Ksgzl, he sould have
n. hug aesin ffn1a the kAgat before bis rigt
In won1d bo recognized By the Rshb.nicsl Cou7
+ OF by Lis fellows.
!" :" Beei1eE liz power Of fixirg the residen
o. jews tie kags1 claicas the night to iutt
III fe1c rith thcir choice of occupation, aud
r. prevent them fErtu exercising it,: reEulat
- even the details Of their domestic 1ifn; tx
:e the number Of pcreons that can to pre-
sicians that can be employed, !
many other petty things. One Of /
" ereatest powera is In tho butcae,i
ar vs. of cattle. The -Jaws. even With ut, as Is y
as. known. can cat no meat but that killed in
- crrdanee with tho p:acepts Of the lsw
MossR: and in nuskit this lule ia raoet stric
IS" regarded Int TIC Iel;gions instincts Of I
Fcop|a do not keep them 90 much to ita str
y. y, ohselyance ~ the active eupervitinu OF t
Il. 1tahl,iuical authorities. They arc tho mo
IN. tui plies funds for communal purposes. II
y t.r Gas 1.een recognized ard confirmed by t
=: Ilnssiau laws. and the government officials /
H. i" required 10 netist in its collection, on I
"a sruund that tho kaeal will thus be Al
10 make seod the deficiencies IN tho Ct
l.. No dcult Part Of this tax comes fet
~. ClaistiaEs. The kagA is Also authorized
s-s law to impose = tax on all 1iqnorA sold
,s -. taserrs aud dra.u-sl,ops kept by Hebrew
sw II country villages This tax, Of co1rso. Is
- on tho ccEsumcIs; the putch1.cra krc
III Icsaants, aud there are ITO other drhu1-shol
RI Another curious instance OF tar on I
wt,ulo population, for the oepehs ct tha Jes
i. fcsrd in Villas. In the Jewish quar-
there ha- long b.en permitted = ta1 on p
hr yieiorB for the kscal; and, = few ycars 81
:" the ksgal succeeded in persuseipg the c
nj authorities to remove the public fish natl
60 60 to that quarter. thus laying tie excise on
'e whole community. This tax, in 1867, y
BE- fA1ned out by tue City couucal for fS40.
Of might almost think Judaism til. S.stc zoligi
in there.
The EaEn, rnairtaine its authority
se' n'oaus OF such tAxea, AID By severe puni
=, | merits ira;ctcd t,y the beth-l1iu. These
ri ! clutie forbidding irterconrse Of the neighb
Il with the condemned, prohibiting him tor rly
nc ttsde. preventing hts wife from purifying b
his scif with thc bath. and excrmmunic1
- he who tTaneETes6es Cue title tr1rsSvesses
Y whole Law. accommodation il thTcAtanod
n very slight offences. and, IN town aim
e, wholly lavish, it is really civil de.th. Hor
tfmte, &e occurred few months ago
~. Sbk1on, actual physical runishments arc u
"a. In that CAFE. woman suspected Of inprn
q. ne intimacy with man. suspected only, for
''e lsabtii;:cal Ccurt has no rules OF ev1acr
ra- vas be1ten almost to death, aud driven nal
We along the public etreet. In caees Of 4,
lsn | obetinacy the kIm Of tic civil power III eo
~ times called in; aud to prevent an appeal
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