Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-14

| pride-of race, of which Lord Beaconsfield,
| a baptised jew, was u conspicuous example;
of which Mr.. Lewes, the husband Of George
Elliot, was an equally striking instance in
another field
"Will you give me n few facts about the
Jews here2'
Well, The Jewish parcnts spend more
money on the education OF their children
than any other class, in proportion TO their
means. never yet ss.g a man or woman
Of my race who could not read-at least in
the Hebrew tongue. They are at the head
/ Of the money marKets-such men, for exam
pie, AS Seligrnan tan orthodox jew, Kuhn,
| Loeb 81 Co, the great bankers, and Halgar
| ten & Co. There are large numbers Of
Jewish brokers. and wealthy Jews are found
everywhere in every branch Of trade. Every
one knows that fact. We are strong in mu-
sic. Of course, you know that Mendelssohn,
| Hsndel, HAYDEN, Verdi, Ofienbach, Strauss
and Rubenstein were or are of the Jewish
stock DIR. Danrosch was a Jew. Most of
the music teachers of this city are Jews or
Jewesses. In art? Well, we are not par
ticularly distinguished in plastic art. Per-
haps il Is true that our religion killed plastic
art among us, as Ingersoll SAYS, but the
same command preserved our race from
| idolatry. In agriculture Well, here again,
1 every jew Int
| fFciencv of his race. For ages our people
have not been allowed TO hold land, and
therefore we have cultivated trade instead
of the soil. But we are trying to remedy
this inherited-this enforced-deticiency in
our charities technical education is now
made prominent. We have established Il
archaeological institute"
! You have overlooked your own profess
| sion?' ! suggested.
| well. he replied, there are more lawyers
among the Jews in proportion to the popu-
lation than among any other race or faith.
| saw this without ever having actually
counted their numbers, but simply from my
0 yn personal observation. The proportion
seems to increase every year.
"Now, then, as 10 Jewish traits!'
Nv friend paused and then said
| At were asked to describe my race in
one word, that word would be intensity. We
are the cosmopolitan people Of the world
and therefore we are Inevitably more nation
al, wherever we NAV reside, than the most
patriotic native nationalist. This fact does
not conflict with our race allegiance. For
| eighteen centuries, and to-day, the Jewish
matron, before the child sees the light, prays
that she may be bearing the Messiah. and
still. or every Sabbath, the prayer may be
heard in the synagogue that in orr time
| Israel NAV be restored to Zion. There Is
| no parallel to this sentiment among any
| modern people except the lrish-and our
sentiment Of race-patriotism, as you might
term If. is more ancient as well as more ar
| dent. for it is founded on the deepest relig-
ious nature. | think We have another trait
| in common with the Irish-the sentiment
| that has kept both races eXtant under the
| most mercIless prosecutions; we marry early;
We regard chastity as holy virtue without
| regard to sex; and the ancient Jewish laws
against the Proclamation of the marriage re-
| lations are rigidly observed even among
those who are otherwise most lax. As to
charity, both individual and organized, the
jew has no reason 10 be ashamed Of his
race; and / DO not hesitate 10 say that any
jew who begs Is not worthy Of charity, as
our charitable Institutions are entirely ade-
quate to relieve them. We support num-
Der Of orphan asyluIns, and in Jewish hos
pitfalls there are more Christians than jews.
This reminds me that | ought 10 have said
that the great Catholic convent schools DO
not discriminate against Jewish children
Just ~ the Sisters of Charity of the s..
Vincent Hospital receive Protestan.s and
Catholics on equal terms.
at is not too much to saw that If Judaism,
Is a faitI, Wa, to be obliterated our pride of
race would preserve the Jews distinct from
contagious influences for many genera
tons
AS TO the nationality Of the jews, where
Do the most Of those now here come from9'
THE bull, Of them are Germans. but Of
late years Russians and Poles have come,
and some Hungarians. think It would be
safe to say that three-fourths of the Jews in
America TODAY are of foreign birth.
nv hot k,rf f,finr, - I act-cT .I.ra
among Jews Of 80 many different and even
hostile nationalities, excepting their religion
and race. How, for instance, can Ger
man and Russian Jew understand each
other
"Therc i, dialect" he answered. "spo-
ken throughout the largest part Of CONT
mental Europe and in European Russia by
the lower class of Jews. This dialect is COM
posed of a mixture of Hebrew and German
words and is called Judish-Deutsch or jew
ish German. This is the language used in
the performance of the Jewish dramas now
being brought ont in the Bowery-"
MANY attempts have been made 20 con-
vert the Jews to Christianity. What, in your
opinion, has been the chief obstacle to these
attempts
''The chief obstacle to the conversion of
the Jews TO Christianity is that il has been
iib'tA ~ iiiN sttl ai4t4-bt" rs
well rs Christian; not only to love Christ
but to hate his race, instead Of irving to teach
him that the Christian religion was not the
destruction Of Judaism, but supplementary
TO it. The jewish Christians regard Christ
rs a great Jewish prophet.
'Where is orthodoxy Strongest
"Well, orthodoxy Is most prevalent among
those who have the more recently arrived in
this country. The longer the average jew
remains here the less orthodox he becomes.
The most representative synagogue, perhaps.
Of the orthodox in New York Is the Congre-
CATION Sheareth Israel in Nineteenth street
near Fifth avenue. The music at this
synagogue Is especially fine. Ii Is arranged
from tn Jewish melodies of immemorial an
tiquity in Spain. The best synagogue Of
the liberal Is the Temple Emanuel
in Fifth avenue on the corner
of Forty-third street Its services are
principally in English and German. and its
Rabbi, Rev. DR. Gotthcil, is man Of elo-
auence and learning. Radicals. of course.
have no recognized leader, but in the popu-
lar estimation Prof. Felix Adler is regarded
as their representative. lie lectures every
Sunday in Chickering hall His congrega-
ton IS mostly made up Of German Jews"
"What Is the estimated population of the
Jewish race in America ~
at can only be guessed. No authentic
data exist. An estimate was made which
gave 5000 TO this city. and ii Is believed
that $4,000 for the entire country would
not be far wrong.
THE latest issue OF the American Edition
Of Chambers Cyclopedia gives Il as
l05.0o0.1
is there really much social prejudice
against the Jews in America
les" said my friend, there Is far
more than IS commonly supposed. We
might pass over such incidents a Corbett
and Judge Hilton, and even as this dis
turbance in the HusSars, If they were not
rather symptoms than exceptions Take
social life. Dodwcrth's dancing academy
in this city Is regarded a. the hes; private
school of that kind for Young ladies. Yet
no .Iewess need apply there, foT she would
not be admitted, however eminent in iitera
tnre. IN science OF IN commerce her father
NAV be. DO YOU remember tao recent case !
Of Mr.. Jacob. Dr. Jacob, her husband. |
5 recognized n al eminent specialist IN
childrens diseases. His wife was the daugh-
ter Of George Putnam. the no.
ted publisher. and she, Of course, was the
sister Of George PGtnam's sons" who sue
ceedcd 10 his business. Mrs. jacob never
embraced the Jewish faiih-neser became L |
Jewess-and DR.. jacob had not beeu inside |
Of synagogue for twenty wears. Yet she !
was refused a suite of rooms for the sur
mer in a hotel in Staten Island. Oh. YES. |
there is great social prejudice against the
Jews vet