Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-17
q REVOLUTION In j JUDAISM.
The Tendency Of Hebrews In This Country to
Lose Their Identity as . Peculiar Pee
4tsss pie. and to Become Americanized

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Sights and Scenes at Long Branch, Where the
I. Wealthy Jew Plays No Unimportant
Part as q Social Factor.
A Project to Perpetuate the Teachings Of In
fldel Bennett by Carving Them in Immor
tai Marble at Greenwood Cemetery -
NEW YORK, Special Correspondence, Aug.
2.-The Jews will become before long so abb
sorbed by the rest of the people in America as
to be indistinguishable. Pro-. Felix Adler says
80, and there is no more observant or inteli-
gent Jew in the country than he But ne is an
apostate, and astrictly orthodox Hebrew would
scout the idea Of Israel ever losing her separate
character. But there is no den, ing that the
m ore educated and more prosperous Israelites
in this city are drifting far away from their
ancient standards While still measurably
apart from Christians in social life, they are
necessarily mixed with them in business, and
here the line of distinction lis unquestionably
being obiterated. Go through the streets
of wholesale trade, and you will be
struck. first, by the preponderating Jewish
names on the signboards; and, second, you will
observe that surprising number Of firms are
apparently composed Of Jews aud Christians.
This is slightly more 80 in appearance than in
reality, FOR Jews have developed tendency to
Americanize their names. For instance, Nh.
Sandheim lately became Mr.. Sands Or failing
in business and starting anew, he concluded it
wise to begin with freshened name In
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firm name showing in part lack Of Judaism
does not mean q copartnershlp with Chris
tianity. Nevertheless. the repugnance to close
business relationship has considerably given
way on both sides, and they no longer come
together in trade exclusively for mutual spolia-
ton. In religion, Of course, there is
no meeting half way, for the Chris
tian most tolerant ia mercantile affairs enter
tains no notion of becominga Jew, and that is
just the way the Jew feels regarding Chris
hauity But they can and do get together ir-
reigiously; that is to say, on the plane Of in
fdelito. lprefer not to go intola ticklish sub
ject far enough to estimate the proportion of
our business men who are unbelievera in any
sort of revealed religion, but it is safe to say
that Jews in New York with an income Of
thousand year and upward have generally
departed from the faith Of their fathers.
Thousands have reuounced all allegiance, and
never go into synagogue to worship. Other
thousands remain nominal members Of con-
gregations but freely est unclean food, work
On Saturdays, and observe few Of tho rites and
usages Of the ten tribes; and indeed it is only
the Polish Jew. in the crowded East Side tone
ment colonies Of his people who strictly main
tains Judaism in the metropolis
THE JEW AT THE BEACH
Long Branch is the best place to see the social
aspects Of the moneyed Jew. In the c he is
the greatest Of theater- gosrs, and can be found
at the fashionable public balls; but much Of
his social diversion is out of the sight of the
rest of US. But down at the seashore he ia in
full view, both as cottager and as hotel
guest Judge Hilton, whose order excluding
Jews from the Grand Union, Saratoga caused
such stir q few years ago, has an extensive
enterprise founded here on the same princi-
pie. His Hilton park, which is to contain
large number OF cottages, will be wholly free
from Jews. But there is no landlord along the
Jersey shore who maintains this rule, though
several manage to keep Israel in very small
house is at least one third filled by Jews, and
it's couoededly BEST dressed lady is Mrs Fraley,
wife Of a Jewish banker Of st. Louis. The
most prejudiced critic could find no impolite-
ness in her manners, while her wardrobe COM
| mands wondering admiration by it's extent and
good taste. The two ladies who stand next in
| toilet distinction are Mrs. Loeb and Miss Haas,
sisters of Jewish birth, but Episcopa lians in
| religion. Indeed, this hotel presents more
! that Adler's prophecy Of eventual absorption
| may prove true But he will have to wait
awhile--say 100 years or so-for its entire
falhllment Who would suppose that the
careful, methodical, thrifty Jew would ever
gambler And yet the heaviest loser whom L
he is stock farmer, however, and
his business is next door to professional
! gambling. He dropped into Charley Ransom's
club house one night this week, and in few
hours left $4,000 on the faro table Speak
| ing of religion, Long Branch knows no Sab
| bath There are churches especially for the
| summer visitors, it is true, but not one holds q
| congregation equal in numbers to the Sunday
bathers at any of the many hotels, and on Sun
| day afternoons tho drives are as full Of equi-
pages as on week day.
REAL sTRoLL1NG PLAYERS.
| In theatricals I yesterday saw genuine
company of strolling players. There were four
members-a man, woman, child and dog.
| They were travelling along the Jersey shore in
| tour of the summer resorts; and they were
! not afoot because bad business had reduced
! them to that inexpensive mode OF going, but in
| pursuance Of their habit The man was yer-
satila comedian, with several dialects at his
command, and the scenery and costumes on his
shoulders in the shape Of a Punch and Judy
show and it's puppets, The woman looked out
| for what showmen call the sfront of the
house." She was also the orchestra, for she
played the tambourine in which she gathered
| coin. The child was an infant phenomenon,
probably capable at times Of dancing mbly,
| though when I saw her fatigue had taken all
tho skip ous Of her little legs. The dog was a
spectlve duties in the entertainment As viewed
in transit, the child was carried in basket on
the back of the woman and the dog drew q cart
load Of baggage
'"rhat is what call nice, compact working par
ty. said Frank Chaufr au, the actor. he watched
them setting up their show on his lawn. "Ali in
the family; everybody with plenty to do, no SAL
aries to pay or sharing terms to hagge over, aud
costly TRANSPORTATION to eat into the receipts
Nor any board bills, for subsequently saw
them encamped ty roadside 4 tree had
been their hotel for the night, and cursory
glance at their breakfast made it appear to be
composed Of gratuitous bits from a Kitchen and
eurreptirious vegetables from unguarded
laughter Of the child there were no indications
Of anything but amiable comfort in these law
less vagabonds
Nevertheless, their summer outing looked
homogeneous when it took them through the
luxurious life which now fills Long Branch
Good clothes are so common there that thread
baroness seems misery and rags absolute
agony. An observant woman tells me that the
dressing has never been richer, as displayed
evenings in the larger hotels, It is true that
dizziness in trade and speculation has brought