Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-27
THE CLOSING SESSION
Papers Read Today Before the Jewish His
torioal Society.
Interesting Contributions to History
A Committee ON Publication APP
pointed-Hebrews as Soldiers.

The concluding session or the tnlrd an
nual meeting of the Jewish Historical
Society was held at the Arlington Hotel
this morning. The attendance was small,
q majority of the members having left the
city. President Strauss remarked that the
audience was not measured by the num-
Der present but by the readers of the
publications of the society. The first busi-
ness was the announcement of the ap-
pointment Of the publication committee as
fellows:
DR.. Cyrus Adler, Washington, d. c.;
Mendes Cohen, Baltimore; Prof. Chas.
Gross, Harvard; Prof. Morris Jastrow,
University Of Pennsylvania.
This selection gave complete satisfaction.
On motion, a vote of thanks was given the
proprietor of the Arlington Hotel for the
courtesies which he had shown the So
ciety. Philadelphia was without discus
sion chosen as the place of next meeting.
The secretary announced that Mr.. Lazarus
strauss or New York, father to the presi-
dent OF the society, had donated the sum
OF $500 to be expended by the society in
historical research. Mr.. Lewis Abrahams
OF Washington read the first paper of the
session, on Addresses of the Jews of the
United States to Washington and his re-
plies thereto, and the story OF the statue
OF 1homaS Jefferson in the Capitol" 1t
was an interesting paper. full of rich his
torical data. At it's close Mr.. Abrahams
was warmly congratulated.
Mr.. Simon Wolf stated that he had re-
ceived much valuable aid from Mr.. Abra-
mans In the preparation of his Forthcoming
DOCK. Or. Adler. the secretary, read The
DR.. Cyrus Adler Smithsonian institution,
Washington, "A Trial by the Inuuisition in
Mexico; Rev. Henry Cohen, Galveston,
Tex, Some Notes on the Jews in Texas
NJ Axr4r
Chapters of New York Jewish History
Mr.. Jacob Ezekiel. Cincinnati, Ohio. 1.-The
Jews of Richmond" Dr. j. H. Holiander,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Md,
some Further References Relating to
tyam Salomon;" Mr.. George w. Hufnagh,
New Hope, Bucks county, Pa, "A Few
Extracts From the Life and Revolutionary
Services of Col. Isaac Franks Max j.
hohier. esq, New York, Phases of Jew
ish Life in New York Before $780," II,
incidents Illustrative of American Jewish
Patriotism;" Mr.. George A. Ilohut, New
York. Some Notes on the Jews of Georgia
and South Carolina" Isaac de Castro
Tortas and Joseph Antonio de Silya-tWo
south American Martyrs"
DR.. Adler announced that this ended the
list of papers which mad been submitted
He urged that the proceedings of the So
ciety should appear not later than May 1.
PRESIDENT Strauss, In closing the session,
said that the society had made remarkable
progress in the collection Of historical data
Contrary to the Implication of It's title, the
society was not sectarian, but merely spe-
cialized a section Of American history "A
large number Of other historical associa-
tons had OF late become affiliated with
tEem. He then announced that the third
annual meeting stood adjourned.
Yesterday's Papers.
At the session yesterday. after The Stars
report closed. and following the annual
address of President Strauss. came a
Lane hx,v~ ..rr,.--
as Soldier" In this paper, which fol-
lowed the lines Of his recent book, Mr..
Wolf told Of the valor Of the Jewish SOL
diers who fought In the armies of the
north and south during the late war. He
refuted the charge made some time ago in
the North American Review to the effect
that no Jewish names were to be found on
the rolls of the Union army, and that the
Jewish race had not borne it's Just share
In that great conflict Mr.. Wolf said that
at the time Of the war this country had
Jewish population of 10000, and that
ish population was higher than the per-
centage of any other race. He had been
able to identify as Jews, 7,243 soldiers.
OF these, 3i6 were killed, 1876 wounded. 53
taken prisoners and II died in military
prisons. DR.. Kayserling of Buda Pesth
furnished the next paper. Its title was
THE Earliest Jewish Rabbis and Authors
In America" DR.. Cyrus Adler. secretary
to the society, who had translated this pa
per. read 1t. 1t told of the Jewish settlers
in South America during the Dutch &C.
cupat ion of Brazil.
The Jews fought with the Dutch against
the Spaniards. and distinguished them
selves for bravery. They were scattered
by the expulsion of the Dutch.
A paper by DR.. 3. Felsenthal of Chi
caso was read by Prof. Gotthell on "Ad-
dtional Notes Concerning the Jews in
Curinam" Dr. Herbert Friedenwald of
Philadelphia followed with a paper on
THE Jews Of jamaica"
phases Of Jewish Life In New York Be
fore 1900" was the title of an interesting
paper by Max Kohler Of New York