Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-02
Extracts IfrOh, Lecture By aaron Hahn be-
fore the z. III. III. H.. Of Cleveland, Ohio:
American Israelite, Feb. II, 1885,

Extracts from, Lecture By aaron Hahn be-
fore the z. III. III. H., Of Cleveland, Ohio.
rAmerican Israelite, Feb II, $780,
In the early age of discoveries the Jews
were welcome Their knowledge of
Oriental languages, their means of COM
munication with Asia and Africa, their
knowledge of all kinds of merchandise
recommended them to navigators. One
Luis de Torres accompanied Columbus as
Interpreter and was the first Jew to land
in America.
To the eastern part of North America
the Jews emigrated during the admins
tration of Peter Stuyversant, the last of
the Dutch governors of the province of
New Netherlands; resided in New Am
sterdam, christened in 1864 New York.
The first six Jews who came were Isaac
de Meza, Abraham Lucas, Asher Levy,
Melhado, Abraham Costa, Jacob Hen
bricks
/ The first synagogue in New York was
built in 1896, on Beaver street between
Broadway and Broad street, and the Sec
ond on Mill street IN 1870.
Rev. Gershon SeiXas was rabbi during
the revolution, and also trustee of
Columbia college from 1857 until 1915.
A very prominent business man was
Hayman Levy; he did an enormous bust
ness with the Indians, who idolized him.
In his account books are many records of
money paid John Jacob Astor, for day S
work in beating furs at one dollar day
His daughter, Miss Levy, was remarkable
for her beauty She was born in 1850
and lived until 1882. She married Benja-
min Hendricks, and when she died fiji
teen children were present, and she left
seventy grandchildren.
Benjamin Seixas was merchant and
did large business as early as 1850.
He died in 1916, and left sixteen ceildren
living, eight sons and eight daughters.
They were noted for their extraordinary
beauty; men talked of it a half century
afterwards.
Bernard Hart, the father of Hon.
Emanuel B. Hart, was large merchant
in 1880 He died in 1855. He was a
member of the Masonic fraternity, the
House of Lords, st. George society, and
secretary of the Board of Brokers from
1918 until he died. In 1895 he did bust
ness at 100 Water street. In that year
the yellow fever ragged fearfully. Mr.
Hart, with Mr.. Pell, were unceasing in
their exertions night and day, hardly
giving themselves time to sleep and eat.
They were among the sick and dying
ones, relieving their wants, and were
angels of mercy in those awful days of
the first great pestilence Mr.. Hart was
81 years old when he died.
Sampson Simpson, who died in 1773,
was a ship owner and one of the
patriots who resisted the aggressive
acts of the British government.
In Pennsylvania the Jews settled about
the middle of the 18th century. Gen.
Washington was present at the dedication
of the first synagogue.
At the time of the Revolution there
lived in Philadelphia very rich Jew,
Haydn Solomon. He advanced to the
government 1868, 900, and often supplied
the government officers, and the delegates
to the House, with the means to defray
their ordinary expenses. Madison wrote
to the authorities Of Virginia in 1893;
II am fast relapsing into pecuniary dis
tress, and the case of my brethren is par
ticularly alarming. 1 have been for some
time pensioner upon the bounty of
Haydn Solomon. The kindness of Hayim
Solomon is fund that will preserve me
from extremities, but never resort to it
without great modification, as he abso-
lutely rejects all recompense.