The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24
THE JEWS.
Noteworthy Representatives or the Chosen
Eeonle In MnnN EIcId. of AcII.nr.

N"PtN IN AAhu1 OF ArtiNNFs
Tho latest claim mrdo on behalf Of the
Jews Ia that Wilhclmj ia Of tholr race. This
makes four Of the bust violin phtycrs Of tho
world-and some will say tho very host-de-
sccn1nuts " Abraham. viz. Nicuxtomps Wien.
iHw9ki. Joachim. aud Wlholnii. Three Of thc4e
have played to American aulicnccs. and ~"
fourth. Joachim. has become known 10 thc4c
who had not heard Of him before through hav-
ing had the degree OF Doctor Of Music con-
icrrcd upon him recently. with much ccromuny
by the University 81 Oxford. t. the Jewish
race belongs also Licltenherg. the youthful and
promising violin player. whom Theodore
Thomas introduced ~ public notice last scnson
liubnstein tho Russian pianist md composer.
whom New Workers heard no, long ngo with
rnpt attention Goldmnrk, the composer NJ " 81.
kunt.la and other works Of the hirh.st RINK.
ure jews. aud ~ are Strauss AMI on nbneh
l.urrn is n Polish Jpwe-- aud Paul j. also
claimed as On" or The rit'" Thi- Is certainly 70
prruy good showing for th" chosen people.
whose numbers in Eurouc ami Am'r,t9' ,lp NOT
exceed On" nH hundred u compared Wiih tLe
other popuuions
StfHk oech. Grnu, and Maretz"h AR" OF Hebrew
origin. MareN'k's n!mo having been Meyer
li2ig AMI Or. le,on9ld Damrgs'h and C,rlbcrR,
TIE successor ~ Theodore Thomos urc mar
shauei in ihs same host. Wagner. tho musical
grntus OF Bnyr"nth, persists in saying that
lhrre II no true music in the Jewish soul but
be has among his followers nni admirers many
Jews who suh.r ribe literally in aid of hi. mn.
sifgl prolert-, and patd u his inycctiyc. In view
| OF his achiry"m,mt-. Those who thus eound
his praises he probably credits with bcjtnr
! taste than most of thor burthton. and doubtless
| views ihem ar cNccpiional cases.
II Is Interest Ing ~ note what part the Jnvs
| have been playing also IN other fields. Tho
best sculptor in kussin. II not tho only ono "
! any cons az nee, was an ignorant boy. aud 10
! the son Of Polish Jews. H. IL pronounced Il
| true genius, and ls the pride Of Russian urt.
| Tho Nr-t actress Of France Is Sarah Bern
| h0rdt,a Jow -. Ike kvchgl, her grMl pr de-
c"ssor. and like Jdnausohck aud ModJcska
| Two ~ the most ndmired plnvcrs ~ otu
! dly. tamhctta, tho Ur,sVrver of the French rH-
| pubic; la~k"r, On" leui Of the Liberals In the
| Hencuu4ncld. tho Prime Minister IT fnglnnd.
! were lntu of Jewish parents: and Castelar,. the
| glonu.ni spanish stat 4man, is said To- be Of
! jewish descent Cr"minuX. the leading lpwyer
/ OF France, and now. or lately. Minister OF jus
! tire; judah T. benjamin. formerly one ~ the
| leaders of tho southern Clufel 'racy. AMI now
! pronounced low Prof. Dwight tho foremost law
! yer Of England. and Sir George Jessel. ono u
! the most eminent OF English Judges. were horn
and reared l- jews. Muy Of the most iuiluru-
| tinl journalists Of Germany and some Of its
I first scholars belong TO the long prescribed
/ race. ana u IL jews who practically control the
a. wspap"r pro-s, not only ~ Vienna. hut also ~
Rome. whcrr until within IL few years the Ghetto
still Visited.
Among the noteworthy men ~ America fsw
/ nr" i9 he counted OF the Hebrew origin. al
| though they nppeM creditably in all depart
mcuts Of activity: but this II not strange IN
view oi the iart that. with the exception OF the
! small body known ~ Portuguese jews. all Of
! IN" rg.'r that are of mature years are tmmi-
grants from the continent OF Europe. and arr
unable 10 Us" English ~ native language.
Nevertheless. Wisconsin has had jewish Coy
crnlr, and the Federal Senate had AN able
| jewish member IN Judah L. BENJAMIN.
Whether the opinion that the Jews havo
shown thcms0 lives rminrntly gifted ny "a rue, be-
correct ar not. N certainly cannot he denied that
they have contributed thrir quota to tho famous
! peTsOnhgeH OF the present day.