The sun., 1893-07-24

The hosts OF Judaism" says the Jsr'h 7Idin9' sre
raying under the standard OF reform, around wn'on
they going to neht their battles and gain the VIC
| tories"
one OF the Oldest of the Jews Of this State 10 l. Sol
| omon, who recently celebrated his eightyseventh
birthday in his summer house at Cornwhlionthehu huo
con. He is yet healthy active and Interested In aun
| The excursions to the seaside "sanitarium tor
Hebrew Children" have been very successfu TINS year.
The managers Of the santarium acknowiedge tne re-
ceipt of subscriptions to the amount OF over s3ooo
It is reported by NJ r.dca that subscriptions to the
| mount OF over 100000 have already been given
toward the building fund Of tho Mount Sinai Hospital
and that the OF 100000 has been raised ior tue
| enlargement OF the MontehOre Homo.
"AJew is jew" says the Heb,ss Journal =" ana no
will remain Jew in features and will be 90 reoog'
nzed despite all devices TO blot out the stamp OF COO
| hand upon the face OF Israel The leopard cannot
| change his spots. and knowing this. every manly
Israelite should proudly proclaim. 4 am Hebrew
The Russian Government has given authority Tor the
holding of conference OF Jewish Rabbis In the autumn
Of this The conference will take account OF ques
tions concerning the interests OF the jewish po!ua
tion OF Russia and will make official report to the
Czar for his information.
Mr.. George kennan. who writes books about the
Russian Jews. says that 1t will be utterly imposnbie
for the Russian to drive all jews out OF
Russia 1t may out many hundreds Of thousands.
but will be able drive them all out The jew
ish population increases with considerable rnpdity.
and 81 100000 expelled In two or three years that
number will be replaced by the natural increase
The circular concerning the holding Of congress OF
the jews OF the world In Chicago next September 10
signed by representatives OF tho Union OF American
Hebrew Congregations. tho Central Conference OF
American Rabbis. and the Committee on Jewish
Church Congress- These representatives have sent
fraternal greetings TO the Jews OF all countries
The society of tho Daughters in Israel has com.
peted the third year OF its existence The Secretary
closes her report thus: AT this our third annual
meeting we stand hero to say whether we shall by
our show OF Indifference gradually sink into dsor'
gnniZaton or shall show that Jewish women are I'M
bued with the spirit of usefulness recognize the force
that lies in organization. and will prove that the
Daughters In Israel bound to flourish and become
living power"
In California the Jews acceptable boarders at all
summer hotels. Tho San Francisco Jescish Progress
says: Here the Judaic traveller Rrd up his lons
and with his family proceed to any hostelry that 10
open for the reception of the general public. We do
not know whether recent discussion on this unpeas-
ant subject has had its effect the shoddy Israete
but the ldud.mouthcd. ofensvely attired diamond.
this summer"
The Jews arc tho great chess players nowadays
according to Alfred Benet. who says: II have had u
list made out OF the sixtytwo great chess players OF
tho world. and eighteen OF these jews Some arc
from Poland others from Hungary. All the great
Jewish chess payers are professional
In regard to the Commissioner Of immigration at
this port. Mr. senner. the Hebreto Journal remarks: t
10 OF the slightest whether he
Jew. and now Ia not: whether he named
Samuey. and is now known as senner: whether no
unfortunate in bushes, aad is comfort.
ably situated The only concern Of the public is
whether he performs tho duties of his office faithfully
and intelgently."
believed that the Jewish Publication Society will
yet provide for the issue Of cheap Bible in English
TRANSLATION. Tho Hebte Journal that this Bible
must meet the requirements Of scholarship while
avoiding the chrisooEca of the Bibles
that are usually on sale"
In reference to our Jewish immigrants from Russia.
the Chicago Lae'ite has the following remarks: "The
Russian Jews n very nice lott they don't think
1t such great crime TO cheat Christian. and perhaps
some OF them look upon 1t n virtue. Well. what
would you have: Take people. beat them. rob them
hound them for generations ASK such . people TO
have the virtues of free race.'
AJswsh- American writer says: There have been
only thSee United states Senators who wero Jews
Yulee married a Christian and became himself:
Benjamin. who carried tho brains Of tho Southern
Confederacy under his hat, never converted but
at the same time he never had anything to do with
the jews Jonas. believe. has remained his
faith"
The jewish papers comment upon the proposition |
which Rabbi Perera Mendes made through The Sun.
that the jews OF this coun. ry should erect Jewish
memorial in the form a great stone with the Ten
inscribed upon its face. some of |
them approve of tho project. while would prefer
different kind OF memorial. and others opposed
to the idea.
good many of the Jewish imm grants In New York |
have changed the which they bore In their own
country for the reason that the Americans unable
TO pronounce those names veryfew OF the peo.
pie hnd fault with them for doing this. Tho Senate
Committee learned that Commissioner Senner change
his name after he arrived in New York.
When Joseph Haeyy went among the black Jews of
Abyssinia he spoke the word "Jerusalem" while In q
group of them The effect magical Their black
faces shons with Joy "oh do you come from Jeru.
ala hate,
eyes. beheld Mount Zion ~ They never wearied of
asking such questions.
The Chicago k'rneiis says that plenty OF Jews arc
just aching for information" to how they get
the misfortune OF having been born jews These
maicontens must be residents Of Chicago as mono of
them are known here IN New York, where the jews
are proud OF their Judaism.
A representative OF the Msnordh recently made n
visit to Baron Hirsch Jewish million aire in Paris
' You tell me-" said the Baron. "that there are many
Jewish pedders and tailors York and that
there is Ghetto as bad as the old Ghetto OF Rome
except that the inhabitants OF the New York Jews
quarter are not confined to it, but by their nclina
lion This is only the result Of their newly acquired
rights the exercise Of their liberty dwell where they
please. But new race OF Jews Will grow up the |
huckster and chapman will be forgotten; the usurer
looked upon as a myth. and tho wide horizon offered
by the beautiful western hemisphere will bring us ALL
when we reach II, not only nearer to heaven but
nearer to Thee, o. God"
As to jews in finance here are some interestipu rs
marks of Rabbi Isaac Wise: "The jews Of the United
states are very insignificant factor in large financial
peratona In tho control OF the national banks they
Ire unknown: they have no voice In the man agement
II railway and steamship lines they do not own the
mines OF coal or iron regulate their output all the
rnsts whose expressions complained Of they were
conspicuous In but one. tho whiskey trust. tho one
ha rs s r. 1 9Sps and
ny are % RSf NJ s's 20 United
letty lenulnR cOllAteiAIk |