Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-11
polIrIcs IN A oHURoH.
Ex-Policc Onicer Cohen Causes Conmo
ton Among the Wilmington Hebrews,

ton Among the wilmington Hebrews.
The celebration of the Hebrew New
Year in this city was marked by SEN
sational finale, Tuesday week, whileithe
orthodox Hebrews were assembled in
the place of worship at No. 20S Shipley
street, and the Jewish element are talk.
ing of the matter now. They are in
dignant that the question of politics
should have been injected into the re.
ligious festival IN the synagogue, and
there is much bitterness against ex-
Police Officer Simon Cohen for the
audacity with which he attempted to foist
upon his people the circulars of q Re-
publican club of which he is president
and the acknowledged leader.
Orthodox Hebrews in Wilmington
assert that politics is not prescribed in
the old Mosaic law, and there is great
CONSERVATION among the worshippers to
think that member of their race should
so far lose sight of the Jewish principles
as to introduce the subject of politics
into their worship.
The first day of the new year 1854,
according to the Hebrew calendar, was
ushered in last Monday week. 1t was
generally observed throughout the
Hebrew quarters, and the festival drew
together large assemblage in the places
of worship in this city.
So large was the festival that the
synagogue at the corner of Third and
Shipley streets was entirely Inadequate
to the needs of the worshippers. The
result was, the building at No. 20S King
street, which runs through to Market,
was used as an improvised synagogue.
I.nrn xuIo cfF,pA in tIn Il IA
greeted their people with "Happy
New Year." much after the usual
fashion. The festival closed at sun
down Tuesday night, although week
from yesterday will be the day of
Atonement, which is fast day and the
most sacred day in the Hebrew calendar.
All went lovely among the Hebrew
worshippers until about noon Tuesday,
when ex-Police Officer Cohen caused an
upheaval among the congregation.
There is social club, comprising about
81 Hebrews, which was observing the
festival at noon on Tuesday, when the
incident occurred which caused all the
commotion. 1t seems that Cohen is the
president of the Jewish Republican
Club, and has been ever since he rein.
pushed his duties as policeman under
ex-Mayor Wiley. He evidently thought
the synagogue would be just the place
to demonstrate his ability as political
leader, for il is asserted that he posted in
the Jewish temple poster announcing
the fact that the Jewish Republican
Club would hold political meeting
Immediately after the festival was over.
Solomon Silyerman took exceptions
to Cohen's efforts to use the church for
| political purposes, so he walked up to
the wall and plucked the poster down
and threw it on the floor He said he
would like to know who was boss in the
syragoge. He appealed to Jacob Gold
stein, who is the president of the social
club, to restrain Cohen in his political
work, but as Goldsteir is Cohen's
brother-in-law, Silverman says his
efforts TO have Cohen elected were
truitless. Finally he appealed to Cohen
| himself to desist, but he declares that
Cohen simply responded by planting an
upper cut on his cheek, which almost
knocked him down.
He rallied under the blow and mar
shaded his forces with such strength
that Goldstein was deposed from the
presidency of the club and Max Freid.
man placed in his stead. II is also
asserted by another member of the club
that the entire board of trustees has
been ousted and new board will be
installed in their place. The rank and
| file of the social club are determined
that exOfficer Cohen must either leave
the question of politics at home when
he comes to Jewish festival, or step
down and out of the social club. They
will have no more of it.