Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-01
THE IEwS IN ROUMANIA.
They Send Cry Across Half r;,e World
for Aid.
simple Description of Their suTerinss

Simple Description Of Their suHerinSs
We publish below translation from
the German Of tha call the suffering
Israelites in Roum MA make upon their
more fortunate brethren in the United
States, preceded by the letter Of the
translator. His suggestions ought to he
attended to:
MEMPHIS, June ., IS72.
EDITORS APPEAL-The inelosed ap-
peal from the Israelites in Roumania TO
their eO-religiOnists in the United States
Is an exact translation Uer5dtim and
t-eratiU1 Of a letter received by the in
1.{gfT dcS lIeSeRS, in St Louis, and vou
are respectfully requested to spare il a
small share of the vGiu3ble space in the
APPEAL and, at the same time make a
cali upon the Israelil = Of Memphis to
csl a meeting for the purpose of cOnsid-
ering Necessary measures to as-uage the
sufIerings Of their unfortunate brethren.
Many Is are the calls for charity at
home, our people are too well known for
their generosity, TO allow to 60 unheeded
an appeal from an innocent and suffer-
ing community, victims OF the most
barbarous and terrible fanaticism, call
ing forth the Indignation OF every ruling
power in the civilized world, and it is
10 be hoped that energetic steps will be
taken at once tOprOve TO our own suffer-
inEf brethren on the other side of the
Atlantic, tnat the Israelites ofthe United
States turn no deaf ear TO their cries for
help,and that they are ever ready tOshare
from their prosperity with those less for !
tunate than themselves, and the cause |
Of whose wrongs viii be a foul blot on
thepage Of the history of the Nineteenth |
century.
AN IsRAELITE. |
Translated from the Anzeiger des Western, (
St- kouls, June =.
AN APPEAL TO THE IsRAELITEs OF THE |
UNITED STATES.
IsMAII- RoUMASIA, in the Spring. 1872.
BELOVED BRETHREN With fearful /
ewes and our hearts weighed down deep
" with sorrow, We desire to give you a |
brief description of the horrible misfor- |
tune which lately has broke in upon our
innocent congregation.
Not for the purpose of moving your
hearts, not % call forth your cOmmisera-
ton, nor yet to encourage your charity,
for we are convinced that these are un-
necessary; that from the first intelli-
gence Of our misfortune you have felt our
wrongs, even before knowing their en-
tire extent; that you have shared our
misery without having any idea OF its
and that you have mourned
and wept over our hard trials and Wis
itatiOns with ourselves.
No. 1t IS only 10 exhibit to YOU our
misery in its entire terrible form, to in
form you to the fullest extent Of the
awful visitation, and To convince YOU
that small amount Of assistance is in
sufficient to sOOthe and mitigate our
abject misery.
The pen refuses to depict the horrors.
The heart trembles at the very thought
ofthe unspeakabie misery and every fiber
4uivers at the recollection II the fearful
terrOrs through which we have lust
passed. The picture is terrible. It re-
calls 10 my mind the times Of the In-
cushion, end the horrors II the Paris
Jlos-d w'diing. Like q horde Of wild
beasts plst escaped from their cages, the
mob, go1uci To mainess BY fanatical
priest, and iIsligated 10 excessive fury
By T--scaliy intrigueFs, few through the
STREETS h0wiing for revenge. The
nurderous, bloodthirsty rabble rushed
lnrestr9ined from house 10 house, from
street 60 street. Heartless and without
pity they spared neither tottering old
ige, the trembling women, nor the babe
It its mothers breast.
Without power for resistance, our
brethren were subjected to the most in
human and barbarous treatment. Wives
md daughters were outraged before the
'ery eyes OF husbands and parents; their
lOuses were piundered, our sanctuariee
tod 4 4
nd even our dead we're not spared, but {
heir slumbers disturbed and our Gene {
cry destroyed. Many succumbed to {
he wounds they received. Outraged
wives and girls hide their dishonOr, [
tarving and f-eezing in grave-like eel
lrs. Sick men and women lie, devoid {
ven OF straw bed, in shanties without q
'indows and doors, with no pillows to {
est their heads, no blanket to cover !
heir feyerish bodies. Hundreds Of un- q
lrtunates, robbed of all save the {
lOthes they wear pale with terror, q
'ander, starving and without shelter, {
ON door 10 door, from street TO street, 7
nd beg for succOr st & doors Of those 7
w who were spared or suffered less
ian they.
We can 60 no further, overcome by a
N agony, and rendered destitute of q
d-ds by the intensity OF our sufferings, =
orinAsay no more. Il
Brethren, 50 fa- bat little has been :,
one 20 relieve our misery, to dry the (
ars Of these unfo'tunates, or to miti- +,
ate their sufferings. Therefore, we to- n
ly appeal to you, dear brethren, sons ii
our Father, who, like us, pray to the !,
Dc living God, the God OF Israel, the Il
Ountain Of all love, for whose sake we
Dw suffer; and as We rely upou Him
nd his mercy, so DO We hope for your II
your goodness and brotherly II
We, and we are convinced that we will o.
1t be disappointed in counting upon II
eedy snd efficient assistance at your v
lnds. Let each give according TO his al
cans, and each who viii think Of his p
fortunate and despoiled brethren will
em himself rich And now, receive in al
Ivance the most heartfelt thanks Of &
II congregation. The sincere prayers pl
those whom you viii assist, the tor IN
nts Of tears Of the widows and or "
Ians now flowing, which you will dry, "
ii cali down the richest and choicest M
essings from Heaven upon you, their IL
nefactOrs. &C
CULTUs CONGREGATION. vi
sent to the Consul Of
e United States, Mr. B. +. Peixotto,
II be transmitted by him TO this con- iH iH
egatiOn. ~ ~