The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-06-07
Ten Million Jews.

TBy HEBREW POPULATION OF THE GLOBE.
From the Reformcr.l
The Jewish population in the Russian
cn,Dire is acknowledged to exceed 2,00O,-
600. Next to that is Austria. with l,20O,-
600. These figures are rather too low than
too high; because in the Polish provinces
of both empires are many cities OF consld-
cradle siZe-as, for instance, Brody, wilma,
and Tarnapoi-where the population ls al
most exclusively Jewish; Hungary, Nora
via, and Bohemia, in the austrian empire,
are thickly populated with Jews. Prussia
including the duchy OF Posen, contains
223, 900; all other German States, SINAI! ana
great. 20o,oe0; France, $1,000; Holland,
$4,000; Belgium, $4,000; England mas
$1,000. Italy, exclusive o! that part Whlch
was formerly included in the Austrian en-
pire, $1,000; half OF this number live IN
Rome. The Turkish empire in Europe,
400. 900; the Ionian Islands, 5000; Dem
mark. exclusive of the German provinces
and the Swedish Kingdoms, 5000; and
Switzerland, 1000. -,
Besides these there is large number OF
Jews living secretly in countries where they
are forbidden to reside, or where they can
only remain under very severe restrictions.
There are, for instance, in the Austrian
empire the provinces OF Tyrol. Salzburg,
Upper Austria, karnthen, krain, and Styer,
where till recently the Jews were forbidden
to settle permanently, several congrega-
tons, and even synagogues, rs the people
have no objections against the Jews living
among them, and "the golden thumb J"
shuts the ewes OF the Government officers.
The same may be said OF several other coun-
tries and cities in Europe. For instance, in
Saxonia proper, or in the kingdom, no Jews
we're admitted, except very limited num-
Der into the capital, Dresden. In Spain and
Portugal, none will doubt that there are still
thousands OF Jews who publicly 90 TO
church and make annual or semi-annual con-
LESSONS, but who are secretly the most
devoted Jews. These considerations justify
an addition of 81, 1000 to the above number,
which makes it q total OF 100000 IN Eu-
rope.
In the United States OF America there are
fully two hundred and fifty thousand, there
being nearly eighty thousand in New York
alone. In the Canadas, Central and South
America, and the West Indies, there are
fifty thousand. As to their numbers in
Asia and Africa we can only estimate from
the reports of travellers and Others. From
these sources, and taking into consideration
the rapid increase Of the Jews after their
return from Babylonia, and their extensive
settlement in Asia and Africa, and espe-
ciaIly in the large islands OH those CONT
nents, it is reasonable to put down their
number there as equal to those in Europe
and America, thus bringing up their pres
cnt number to over ten millions. II this
estimate we do nct take into account any OF
the descendants of the lost tribes. Whether
they are to be sought among the Afghans in
Asia, or the American Indians, or the Chi
nese, is a point we will not discuss here.
with ten million Jews living in the world,
with Jews at the helm OF state in England,
France. Germany, and Turkey, with Jews
in positions OF power and infuencein Italy,
Belgium, and even Russia, with Jewish
bankers holding the purse-strings OF the
foremost nations, with Jewish artists, novel
lists, and Journalists in the most prominent
places in the Old and New World, there
seems to be no reason to despair OF the flI-
ture Of the race.