The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-02

Sotcs OF the Jews.
The Jewish Theological Seminary recently act.'iret
for its library the large collection OF Biblical. Tai
mudical. and Rabbnical books which belonged to the
deceased German Jewish scholar. Dr. David Cassc.
prize OF $50 Ia offered By the Young Mems Hebrew
Association OF phila tept'a for thu best essay
each OF the following topics: The Scenc. OF thu Tai
mud" jewish Literature In the Period Ut the rrotss
taut Reformation"
As tho place OF tae next meeting of the Central
ference OF American Rabbis, the committee hA
selected Atlantic cry y. j. THIS body ha srown
greatly in numbers anu in power under the presidency
Of RABBI Isaac NJ. Wise.
A Ronan Catholic writer in the ADatcsp !Nd,iie
quotes from the medieval SAINT Maachy. the .T"aecy
that the last and most glorious ot all the Pop ctor
H.. will DO Jew the first OF his predeccssO tho
Apostle Peter. was aJew.
Among the speakers at the Je wish W0mens Congress-
recently held IN Chicago there was ono notable
sentative of the christian religion. Mrs Isabella
Bcecher Hook r. VINO had "A very friendly receptOA
from tho daughters OF Israel.
The Lme'io,a I'"ca, says that. by vo'a OF tho peo
pie of sritzerand tho Mosaic method Of Strengthening
animals for food has been declared unlawful in that
country. Rabbi Wise Jewish tourists to steer
clear OF switzerland hereafter.
Tie author OF the words AMI music Of the popular
song After the Bal Is Over Is Jewish RESIDENT OF
Milwaukee. named Charles X. Harris. Mr. iiarris
declares Tint he is reveI that he ever pcrosratst
such nm outrage upon high art.
Tho Rev Dr. Stoeckcr OF Berlin the leader OF the anti
Jewish party in Germany. has wholly refraine | from
denouncing tho - crimes OF tho Jews" ever since he
came 10 the United States He has been pics ing up
knowledge about the Jewish power in this country.
furious attack upon those Jews who are c"avert.d
to Christianity is made by the Jeri'h Pys'. It sivea
the OF nnber of these converts IN New YORK.
and denounces them without stint. There are p-obs-
bly, not shan 100 Heb Christians in the city.
An aged rabbi gives utterancs to the desire thnt
stray rabbits in this country who haze not got wives
sh all be driven into tho matrimonial foi" Nearly all
rabbis everywhere marry in early life. There
monies of the Jewish religion which All unmarried
rabbi ought not to perform.
To turn Jewish ilnmlgrAt away from New York Is
the desire of the JtrA Re.ea,sa 1t says; Under
present conditions. large addition to tho mass ot
Russian immigrants in New York Is dangerous IN many
ways The stream OF i'm migration must b. diverted
from New York and this Ia cities at all haIArIs
Rabbi Berkowita was invited to Chautauqua thiD
year. and speaking in the name of number Of Jews
he said; Let ask that Chautaua ans give s woi'
Let us be OF in this educational move mt
Let us have tolerance AMI generosity wltn Que an
other. though We disagree in dogma aud Doctrine
In an essay upon Judaism in the Chicago Congress OF
All Religions Rabbi Ed ward CaIisch says: ut DO
remembered that the Judaism of to-day 10 not itenti
cal with that OF ZOO years ago. There have been
nusses. Luthers. Calvins. Weseys. and swcdrnbor2s
in tho Jewish camp well as among those W.T. :eus
Oh the fair helis of Christian doctrine"
The uebrew Institute in this city is developing into
smallsized Cooper Institute Tho class arc ni-
ways well filled. and so is the ndergarten The Asu.
lar Library is open AL day and till y O'clock in tic
evening. rs is also the adjoining relGinx rom. 4
change in the ownership OF the Institute has taken
place. and its work is now conducted In new way.
Tho Jaoih Tiii"Js prints ali article in witch ih'rois
the following romarS: THE Jewish criminal is so I'M
common that for that papers print IN
back letters. a jew Stole 800" Tho remark here
quoted occurs IN argument to show the btiernesh
OF the prejudice against the Jews In this country.
There is no. any respectable American iour~a ihsL
stimulates antisemitism in the way s;oken "l.
1t Is required by the Hebrew Ulion Co.IeIn that
freshmen for tho preparatory department: stall b.
able to read Hebrew readily ani shat know lavish
history from Abraham to ZcrubaUc. Freshmen for
the collegiate department mast have knowledge o.
Jewish history to tho year 10 Of the Christian era.
must know tho Hebrew ana Arsma!c grammar, and
must be able 10 iransat" at svht passn1cs ~ ITO
: eoher Hamaddan
The poor Russian Jew In this country sIbsSt
upon very little m an emergency. scco-iin! TO the
J.xi,h Eryon-n. when he can obtain Eoshe- food
and hard pushed to make b0'h "nts met he ahds u
no tremendous hardship live on coarse rye bya and
herriBgs and to secure additional strength from lis
sior. OF onions Aul garlic. Inred rabbiaical nuh'r'
tiles point TO thrs, vegetaSles AS nutritious ana
stree gthcuing. They ar. cheap everywhere Snl with
the twopsnny knGckis Of snin5one TO prJri~e bu'A.
make accs liHJ.t Diet"
There shout! ROT DC am social rlab the members p
OF which Is exclusively jewish in the opinI"n q! "a"
jnrisi II la whch says - ID nos make OF
houses PAGES around which you erect barrier 'hris
bound foster prejudice and create Jealousy Ipwsh
club, should not exist. Jews IN their ~! o shrnf
mnglo with thor fellow citizens Of other den I.nIA.
lions they do In bUsnrs pursuit. II iS The jews
themselves by their "'anHishness AMI exclnsIy'rCst
" no foster tho prejudice III WATCH .hey macl cOt-
p,oiu We believe this tho be.. way to splvr tho
ciaI problem and 70 tear down existing barriers"
Tho jew" says Rabbi Joseph Slrermyn o. Nes
York. "hAs bit one important request TO prc.On,s
Christian preacacrs and IL Is to refrain from saying
iomanE not the Jews. who cruciaeI the great Naar
enc teacher Rabbi siverman Gays Further "EH
IN error to speak OF the Jewsa rhEticgIAr rlfs
Hebrew Is the namo OF an ancient froG winch tJs
lew Is descended. but there have been many hdmE'
ures 10 tao original race that scarcely trace OTIS
'Ssts in the modern Jews In,srmarriago with EgyP
ians. the various CAnaanitsh nations tho AdIanusL
md Syrihns are frequently mentioned IN the Ribie
The RrSian and Po!Ih Jews this citv. In othsf
involved In trouble inretcrrng to this subject RABBI
Epstein OF 81 Louis says There Is IN all tho iaFss
'es"i' me country avery close approach TO 'eNtfh
e?rNoiA' siictiou' among CERTAIN classes NJ FOR
xnsrs although Is ecclesiastical all its surround
hs" ana phtFiaFchal In its character The influence
Welded In st, Louis among tho colony OF PoIAnd7S
hd Russians by priests and rabbts. the cass may
~ almost absolute in the regulation OF Internal ana
oinestie discussions The RABBIT ot n foreign speaking
r'hodok congregation rIeH his dock with An iron o.
Sehtls hAnd As his diplomatic sense or policy may
"AsesL Ito assumes the course tbat ~ most ike
eFpelOaie his power In all temporal nausfa. but IN
uaus spiritual he is as aiern ana IeompromisirES
'oFAham HIS authority IN the matter of dS'o'E
ION az the marital tie IL absolute and unGussfiohea
hu any action ofthe civil courts OF the land er'
su'e whatever should they sounics with the laws
shnsd by the rabbi"