The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-10-08
oulIE A TRAVELLER.
Rabbi Rosenspfz Has Seen Coun ~ or Two
on This sphere.

men one could wish to spend
few hours with in conversation. What he
does not know about the geography OF this
sphere is hardly worth knowing. He has
travelled almost every foot OF the earth.
and being cultured and educated gentle
man, with keen faculty for observing.
he has a wonderful knowledge OF people,
races, goverama aud customs
A brief sketch of his eventful career will
be of interest.
The doctor was born Aug. 19, 1889. in the
county of Somo2y, in Hungary. After
careful preparation under private tutors
be, when l3 years old, entered the national
university of Buda-Pesth, where he stud
led philosophy aud theology under emf
uent rabbis. He came to this country at
the close of the war, first paying brief
visits to Germany, France aud England.
Upon arriving in the United States he
Immediately entered most successfully
upon the field OF education aud religion.
In 1881 be was called TO Portland, Ore,
where he ministered for several years with
great success, until his yearning to visit
the graves of his parents, VINO had died
after he had come to this country. and to
20 his native country In 1851 Upon his
return he presented 20 his alma mater
magnificent, philosophical cabinet oil 4o, OOo
pieces Of the rarest specimens of concholo-
yys, botany, anatomy, archaeology, geology
and numismatics He was invited to
preach in some Of the largest cities of the
kingdom, and was prevailed upon to ac-
ceps the post of chief rabbi of the second
largest city of the kingdom. koiosvar,
where he was also appointed a professor IN
each of the three colleges-the Catholic,
Protestant and Cnirarian-and also Oh tue
royal commercial academy.
He left Hungary the second time in 1888
and went as far as England, when ne de
cided to make a tour around the world
From London he went to Lisbon and
thence TO Madeira, St. Helena and Cape
Town, where he visited the colony OF Ma
tai, the Orange Free State, the gold fields
of Johannisberg aud the silver mines OF
Pretoria. In that country he found many
friends, and was induced take the post
Of marriage commissioner OF all the Jews
of the South African republic. He kept
this position three months, more from
curiosity to learn the customs OF the
country than from any Intention OF hold
ing 1t permanently, and then resigned aud
continued his journey to the Australaslan
colonies and dependencies, all of which he
| visited, delivering lectures in Melbourne
Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart
| Town and Lawnceston. From Tasmania
| he went to Mauritins and Madagascar
aud after thoroughly exploring the latter
island he sailed for Ceylon. He lectured
at Colombo for the benefit OF the Wella-
watta Protestant orphan asylum, and
after flying visit TO Singapore he re-
turned to Madras. He paid repeated
visits to Darjeeiing, the Saratoga OF India,
| at the foot of the Himalayas. He also
called at Benares, India's center OF reliSl
Gus activity, and all other places OF inter
est In Iudia. DR.. Rosenspitz wound uI
his sojourn in that country by visit L
Bombay, where he was the guest OF Bar
oness Albert Sassoon. In that city hs
gave religious and historical Instruction
| to the Beni-Israel, who are not Jews, bu
| the descendants or the remnants OF the
| ten tribes of Israel vino seeded after
the death of King Solomon. From Bonn
bay the rabbi crossed TO Zanzibar ant
| thence went to Alden and to kurachee. ID
Travelled up the Persian gull aud the
Euphrates and visited in Arabia. Felix
Baydad and other places. . Returning Il
the Red sea, he went to Egypt and visited
| Cairo, Alexandria aud tue places of inter.
est in ancient and modern Egypt. From
there he went TO Jaifa anI Jerusalem
spending ninety days in the Las city OF
| Mount Zion and making flying tr.p5 Il
| Hebron, Jericho and ten prosperous jew
| ish AGRICULTURAL colonies east OF Jerusale II
Later he visited Damascus, Beyrout
Smyrna and the island of Cyprus. While
in the island Cyprus he gave to The
scieutific world knowledge OF men who
live on that island who have well-deiined
tails. The next point III tue raoois iten
eracy was Oonstantinople. Thence ne
turned to Athens and Patras and was for
some time the guest OF tue celebrated
DR.. Alexander DeFano, Chief rabb
of Corfu of General Orensteii
stein an Of Chevalier Georges Znv.zianos
From Corfu ne entered Italy by way o
Briudisi. Al Turin he was entertained by
the great patriot, statesman ana orator
Ludwig kossuth. Dr.. Rosenspitz tnsn
visited France aud Spain.
| He next visited Morocco where ii
| Tang;er be- was most cordially receives
aud entertained not only by the chlel
Rabbis of the Moorish Jews Mordecha
| Ben-Digo aud Ben Amozesh, but by the
most houored of the entire diplomatic
corps, General Felix Andrew Matthew's
United States consul general. Returnin
TO England he lectured in many OF tn
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aud Ireland, and finally returned ABOUT
| year ago to the United States, since whlc
time he lectured repeatedly IN Phils
delphia, Pittsburg, Cleveland, IndIar
apolis and Hamilton. Ontario.
In The course of the rabbits travels b
has. of course. made many acquaintance
and friends. He is we'll known 10 tn
| cientific and literary world as mos
alented and able man, and has bee
elected to honorary life-membershiD. /
many scientiiic associations. and an hoi
orary life-mem ber of nearly every MAsoni
grand iurisd iction OF Europe, Asia, Afrie
aud Australia.
The doctor grows enthusiastic when th'
name of the famous Hungarian patriot
kossuth, is mentioned.
..Fu tel YOU" he said 10 a reporter Il
the EAGLE, that adore that man" Tt
doc tor opened leather pocketbook. we
stuffed win souvenirs OF his travels, au
bro ught fourth photograph OF hoasut
with the veterans autograph written o
il in a crooked hand, which shows extr,
srdinary vigor for man OF 95 years
How does the patriot ho.d his age?
was asked.
"kossu,h is man OF remarka9ie rigor
He reads and writes without spectscie'
| and takes q great deal OF physical exel