St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-15
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS.
minneapolis Hebrews Cele-
brate the Anniversary Of
Hannukkah.
Work on the New Court House
Is Stopped by an In
junction.
Martin Henneps' Dead Body
Found on the Mis-
sissippi.
Everybody Tries the Inter-
urban Line--NeWS Of
Sunday.


ing the pupils of the religious school OF
Temple "Shaarii lob" under the man.
agement of Rev. Samuel Marks, rabbi
OF the congregation, celebrated the feast
oi Hannukkah. During Rabbi Marks
sermon to his congregation, referring to
the festival of Hannukah, he paid an
eloquent tribute to the Jewish race and
its history. In the course of his ser
mon, after tracing step by step the rise
and TALL of the powerful nations of the
earth, he said:
Every nation has its history, every
land its glorieS. every country Its
achievements, hut where does the his
tory of mankind present anything so
marvellous as the spectacle which
Israel furnishes the world? HOary i'll
age are we, yet youthful in vigOr. We
have seen one civilization rise after the
other; watched their growth. prime and
decay: and still to-day we are as hope
full, as strong as ever, knowing naught
of decline and dissolution. Through
long centuries OF suffering and martyr
dom the Jew has conquered his con-
QuerorS. He gave to the world food for
hungry souls; he sent out the streams
of water to Quench the maddening thirst
of deSpaiIing mankind; he preserved
for the world the richest treasures of
both heart and mind; his sacred book
became the basis of all true civilization,
its moral principles the foundation OF
both state and society. Where are our
OppressOrs and prosecutors to-day?
Dead. Where, and what are we? Ev-
rywhere-alive-fiou Is this
the work of chance? Is this the work
of brute force. of subtle mind. or Is the
consciously realized purpose of lSraePS
God, preached untlringly by His in
Spired messengers, the prOphetS-the
God whose word was arduouSly studied
by Hilel and Sharon, by Akiba and
Jehudah, the prince, and by host
of other Talmudical celebrities?
Whose glory was sung on the
Tyre of Ibu Gabriel of Jehudah Halevi?
During the exercises yesterday after
noon Rena Shack delivered an address
on "Hannukah." She told her fellow
pupils they had assembled to celebrate
the feast of Hannukah after their own
fashion. 1t was day of rejoicing and
thanksgiving unto God for his deliver
ance of the Jewish people from the
Syrian King AntiochuS, who sought to
destroy their religion. That despotic
ruler issued an order thai the Jews,
under penalty of death, should forsake
their ancestral faith and worship his
heather idols. This the people refused
to do. After many had suffered the
most cruel deaths, Mattetbia, priest
in MOdin, and his five SonS, known as
the Maccabees, joined by hand
full of men, took up arms,
and, with the words "Who is
like unto thee, o eternal!" upon their
lips and inscribed upon their standards.
began warfare. After many hard
fought battles they succeeded in free
Ing their brethren from the Syrian
yoke, and in saving them and their re-
ligion from death and destruction. The
Jews then entered Jerusalem, purified
the temple cleansed it from the abom-
nations of the Syrians. and OH the 25th
day of KiSler, amid brilliant illumina-
tons, the temple was rededicated unto
the service of God. Therefore Han
nukah means rededicatiOn. The feast
lasted eight days, during which the
people gave all kinds of entertainments.
We celebrate Hannukah by kindling
special lights in our temples and homes,
for light is the bearer of happiness"
The exercises were held in the
auditorium of the synagogue.
They consisted of the singing
Of psalms and hymns appropriate to the
occasion, the recitation of selections
picturing scenes in the Maccabeean war,
the ancient benedictiUn, the pretty
service of kindling the festival lights,
an oratorio and original ESSAYS and con-
tributiOns by the pupils. Each pupil
during the march into the auditorium
carried lighted candle and joined in
singing hymn. Rabbi Marks delivered
a short address. At the conclusion of
the exercises the young folks were i'll
vited to partake of refreshments in the
basement of the synagogue and the re-
mainder OF the evening was given over
to social enjoyment. About 200 pupils
were present and tine auditorium was
crowded with their friends and relatives.
Among those who took an active part
in the observance of the festival were:
Charles We'll, Sadie Sinsheimer, Fred
die Newman. Howard Keyser, Beatrice
Marks, David Michaels, Sadie Strom-
berg, Meta Rees. David Schilt. Lille
Gittleson, David Goldbaum, Robert
Weiskopf, Mortimer Leopold, Milton
Long, Sylvia Frank, Bernice Silberberg,
Emil Robitshek, Ella Pfiaum, Roland
Abraham, Matte Schiltz, Carrie We'll.
Gustave Robitshek, Henrietta Frank
forter, Bonnie Gettleson, Louis Bruins
wick, Julian Dannerebaum, Gertrude
Frankel, Birdie Bentson, Joe Abra-
hams, Flora Frankforter. Nina Bach,
Milton Stromberg, Maud Rees, Fannie
Robitshek, Eva Rees, Louis Bentson,
Mamie Sittleson, Bertha Long, Bella
Stearn, Leo Sinsheimer, Selma Frankel
and others.