New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-05
THE JEWRY OF NETWORK
A HEBREW HIVE OF INDUSTRY.

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and the Bowey have long been interesting feature
OF NewYork City. There few oung gers about town
who have not witnessed with much amusement the
nrr In which Chatham-st Hebrew operates with a
counryman. With unerring glance he detects the man
who wants to buy something to wear and promptly
sezes upon his prey the sidewalk hales hun into the
store brings to bear upon him the Vaccinations OF his
wife and ers. and in q few minutes sends him away
clad in raimcnt OF which the less said better. Ii
| Is customary to speak OF the Hebrews OF the lower
part OF town Polish jews and no doubt
many Of them came their persons In those OF
their from the Unfortunate Land" But the
jew knows such definition Jew will indeed say Of
another jew that he is Polak. meaning thereby that
he came from Poland but ne does meau IL
ally supposed, to imply that Jews make distinction
Between tho Polish jews and others They do not
They divide themselves into Ashkenazm ndSephardim
and plain that they by these Je ws OF the
| East and West Tho sephardim Oricnta, and the
Ashkenazim European. But the Spanish. Pof tuguese
aud English Jews for the most part 5epharim be-
cause they into Spain In the OF the conquer
ng Berbers and Arabs When expelled through this mac.
nations Of the Inquston they sought refuge chiefly in
Portugal and England. 30 that the words Ashkenazim
and eephardim. although broadly meaning European
and Oriental Jews, must be understood with numerous
exceptions And IL doubtful If any one who Is not
thoroughly versed HobrsIc lore quite comprehend
the full force Of the terms Certain # Is that tho Sephsr
dim. whether coming from England France Portugal,
Africa Palestine look down upon the Ashken szini
whether coming from France. Germany, Hungary, Po-
land, Russia the old Dapuban provinces OF European
Turkey and regard them AZ inferior
The 5ephartm first to the United States princ
pay from England and settled planters In the South,
and their families ranked In the Southern States
even In Virginia. with tho highest and best.
The German jews Of the AshkensEm came next and
have neve attained the social rank Of the former
Commercially aud financially they have overtopped
fhaIn iharaa u.alfh rav< han hal er
mans The third swarm Of Slayonio Jews, and be-
gan coming about sixty ysara ago. but the numbers
lew. aud their stronghold Chsthamst. was by
means markedly Jewish In appearance. The dealers
who stood amidst tho waving and the
auttering In the wind had the socslied Hebraic ap
pearanc1, and that peculiarly OF which Thaok
cray rcvelled In reproducing But there we're no pla-
cards In Hebrew characters, signs whereby the
faithful followers OF the Mosaic law could recognize
their kindred But with the swsrms OF Jews from
sayonie lands that have poured into NewYork since
the outbreakng OF 5lavonio fanstioiam all this 10
changed. Taxing Chatham-s,. base the invaders
occupied Chatham Square, and proceeded bit by bit TO
make Jewry OF their own. they now inhabt and In
blocks ~ the exclusion OF all other nssioualities
region lying for the most part Between Grand aud
Division st. bu, north Of Grandst there certain
streets such Ridge aud Attorney ending at Houston.
which largely peopled by ssvonic Jews. In fnct
Ridge-st Ia, obtained tho name OF the Broadway OF
the Hungarian Jews
TRADES AND INDUSTRIES THE QUARTER
Mr. sarsAohn tnr editor and Publisher Of The Je,cish
Ga1sns published In East Broad way, estimates the
Dor Of tho slavonc Jews among whom the Hungarisns
must DO oousted. between eighty and ono huudred
Thousand. Those people different in many respects
from the proud sephardm and tue wealthy AshkensEin
Of the German brsnoa Those have sought TO iso
late themselves TO establish quarter but there
uistsksble signs that tie slsyono Jews do intend It.
whilst the former not industrial tho latter arc. In
the quarter Of tho Savono Jovs rot only ell tue
kept by Jews but largo number Of Industries
praotised there. One through the doors
and window. during this hot weather largo where
twenty and thirty Jew. OF both sexes working With
machines with the needle. making underwear
and clothing. One Jewish shoemRkera hammering
the last stitching with that delightfully."- grctesquo
OF the elbows aud spondng action OF tho
aws which has popularity for the cobbler through
out oil ugea Gabuelwicz in Division-st, is q manu-
facturer Of buekwheat grts. and without donot the
lovers OF buckwhoat 20 10 bis store for buokwheat-
sayTasin, tho French call It's profoundly Oriental
shampanski keeps the Hotel warchAwa (Hebraio Tor
warsG ~ In East broadway, and has apparently manu-
iactured his name from champagne and the Polish ter
minA SKI He also manufactures essences such as KUN
met hr.ch. auisettc vodka etc so does KInkowstein
In RidgesL, near Delhncay. Ho deals also
TN Hungarian wines Baohrach. OF Grand
IT.. Norfolk. Ia a manufacturing goldsmith and
lewecr. There many siayonc Hebrews engaged In
making artificial flowers and In the feather business
Iekul,. OF Divson.sG. comoln IS manufacturing with
a retail trade. and Ia man o. mcana
But large per1ap- the largest element OF slayono
Industry ia preparation of wearing apparel and
ready. made dry oods for tho pedler- Out from this
quarter issue every Monday morning several hundred
psders who travel rail to the scene Of their opera
tom, aud then tramp with the pack their shoulders
10 their prodcstnsd circle, arriving Friday az tncr
starting point Then ,hsy take tho train and come home
ande nfo tho gap vii
East Broad way. between Catharho aud Marketsts Is
fairly lined with that sell peders goods only.
They give 70 the savers the machine and with
the needle tho tailors and underwear makors. and
ak makers, and they buy from the gr at msnufac
and importers their cotton linen, silk
WOODEN goods eto They keep also asortments of hard
rubber goods combs VI dlcrcnt qualities buttons, aud
plain solid gold ewelry; also soaps SCENTS etc They VIII
furnish podler's pack completely The peder arry-
ing from Warsaw from Bucharest or BudaPesth nnds
friends who will put him at into the way OF following
the occupation here The nrst requisite Ia to gain
knowledge OF the language 20 nprehend the nonyed
system and 10 learn tho ways OF American people with
marvellous rapidly the savonio dialects are dropped
spoken among Inc Jws thenseivcs being bod ge-podge
OF German and Hebrow. This language IA retained III
printed Ina the JowIsu character with ths Msssorec
vowel points amended for the purposes OF type.
JEWISH TO THE CORE.
II will noticed that people llttlo by little are
graspng all the industries necessary for the comfort
OF their quarter al that is USED in the home ia pur
chased from fellow Slavoaic Jews Every store has It's
Iebraic announcements The butchers shop, for whioh
all the Strengthening done In precise accordance with
tho law OF Moses has It's paoard in Hebrew chaactors
has the milk store q has the wine shop. Cizars,
tobacco aud snuh sold In whose windows gro
banoned with Hebraic letters. The worry soda-water
stands az the corner where refreshing iceood beycr
age sold for cents and where glass Of superior
lemonade Is manufactured before your eyes, for three
cents, Hebrac cards. What these mysterious cards
may mem none but the children OF promise can tell
They may simply announce Whit the cards In English
tell they may OF the covenant VIII be
charged half price.