The Jewish advance. (Chicago, Ill.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-02
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Paris


The ancient Hebrews, guided in their
march through the desert by pillar of
fire, every now and then asked the great
legislator: who will give us the meat
and onions which we did eat in Egypt"
We also at the present moment are be-
ing guided by pillar of fire, whose ard
ent heat burns and stiles us. Like our
ancestors we also pray and we ask,
Who will furnish us with the news and
anecdotes which we were wont to gather
in the winter, right and left, in the
temple, the salons, the consistorial
chambers, and eYen the theatres?"
These happy times are alas! no more.
The intense heat has dispersed to far
away spots the actors and personages
who have figured in this article; the
temples are deserted, the theatres are
closed
In the wilderness The heavens were
propitious, and & 81 9wel s3f aaaiis came
down, with which T. '9 children Of Israel
were surteit8d. al. governmental
heaven has also poured On our cOreligi-
onists on the 14th3july shower of
crosses, tardy shower for several, since
the title of Chevalier of the Legion of
Honor is to the majority nothing but
the just reward FOR signal services.
Among those seledted for this distinc.
ton [ will specially name NM. Leonce
Lehman, Isaie LeNaillant and Alexan-
Dire WE'LL. [ see from the last number
of the Jeaoish Chroaacle that you have
already described the qualifications of
the two first named gentlemen, the one
as Consul to the Roreign Office, and as
Treasurer of the Alliance, the other as
Prefect of the Nievfe. [ shall therefore
confne my remarkssto Mr.. WE'LL. This
gentleman has sevepal claims to the con-
sideration Of our Government Five
times the Societe Franchise of San
Francisco appointed him its President,
and he is likewise President of the As
sociation Francaisf d'Alsace- Lorraine
in the same city. After our disaster in
1870, he opted for French nationality,
and during the 25 years that he resided
in San Francisco he3never ceased to rem
der eminent services to the French col
ony. Some years ago the French in San
Francisco caused a medal to be struck
in honor of M. Thiers, and to Mr.. WE'LL
was unanimously confded the honorable
task Of placing the medal in the hands
of the liberator of the soil. NJ. WE'LL,
who is partner and brother.in-law of
Lazard Brothers, in the Rue Ste Cecile
in Paris, and 80, Old Bond Street, Lon
don, has now taken up his abode in NY.
Since [ am speaking of the Govern
ment and of politics | may mention that
the post of Director-General at the
Ministry of the Interior which has been
vacated through the transfer Of NJ
Camescasse to the Prefecture of the
Police, will in all probability be offered,
after the elections, to NJ. Hendle, the
Prefect of the Department Of the Nord,
son-in-law of the lamented Albert Cohn.
Decidedly there is something good in
public functions. and this explains the
eagcmcss in which our coreligionists
enter the government schools. especially
the Superior Normal School, the nursery
ground for Professors and Projects.
Among thirty candidates Who have this
year been deytad admissible to this
school, there are Jews Behr, Becker,
Levy and Raub The latter is an old
pupil of Ste Bar}a, and bo.ds the first
rank among his fellow competitors. Let
him but retaiN this advanced position,
and he will become az honor both to his
race and to his country.
If, in Franc. the Government makes