The sun., 1895-01-20
NOTES or TEE JEWS.

papers IL TO be held in New Orleans on Feb. 81. The
protector OF the convention ndulges the hope thatt
will be attended by nearly hundred editors
The Cantors' Association Of this city have sent 70
certain financial 1rms protest against the exporta
ton OF gold TO Europe. They regard the conduct OF
these Arms as unwsc and unparlotic. but their pro
test has not yet had any influence In Wall street or
given any relief to Secretary Carlisle.
Last year there 5i5 Of the Je wish children in
New York who received religious instruction from
the teachers Of the Hebrew Free School Association.
All means arc taken 10 keep the young people Of the
race within the pnle OF Judaism. At meeting OF the
association Mr. Jacob r. Schif spoke OF the influence
Of the Cheder saying that need be afraid that
the children are prevented from mastering the Eng.
lish language or from becoming AmerlcanlEcd
When the Prince OF Wales was In ST. Petersburg, he
intercedcd with his relative and friend the Czar,
In behalf OF his Jewish subjects This intelligence Ia
given by the London Jeirish World
The Russian American Hebrew Association Ia four
years old. In report OF Its President there s this
passage; Russian immigrants are no longer re.
gardcd very close reproductions OF the inhabitants
OF pandemonlum. Abc speakers and lecturers were
invited to address MS IN our society and they found
attentive and apprecajve audiences often more than
they could nnd In other TO them more familiar quar-.
ters What to the orthodox Russian Jews was great
novelty the attendance OF ladies' at meetings OF such
n nature, was introduced and hailed with delight"
At the Montcnore Home for Chronic 1nvaids the
OF the support OF each inmate last year S2Os
In the opinion OF tho HebreU Standard the Union
League CluDs ostrnclBn OF HeDrews from its ranks,
merely because they members of ancient faith
takes away and destroys that prestige which club Of
the character Of the Union League formerly exercised
and could still exercise II Its cosmopolitan character
had been maintained and upheld"
Tho January entertainment OF the Ladies' Fuel and
Aid Society netcd the OF 81 900 for charity Two
Jcwesses disposed OF $500 worth OF tickets The
tunes the dancing, the music, and the various diver
sions unusually interesting and attractive.
In speaking OF the recent death Of Anton Rubin
Dtaiw-
stein another of tho many refutations of the
wagneran theory that the Jew In music is instructive,
but not Initiative"
In OF his sermons. Rabbi Koher said "I
would advise every Jew to read tho New Testament
in order that he the nets Of the Christian
missionaries" Rabbi Kohlcr regards the commands,
" Love thy enemies " and - II thou smitten
cheek, turn the other" as unnatural and unmanly.
So far be ascertalned, none OF the Jewish
papers in the United States has made any comment
upon the fact that many of the RussianJewis mmi-
grants to this country have taken the oath OF allie
glance TO the new Car, Nicholas II. An examination
OF large number OF these journals has failed 10 bring
to light expression Of approval or disapproval Of
the peculiar conduct OF these Immigrants 1t is not
known that any of the men who took the oath have
gone back to Russia to live there
The Semitic Department of the University OF Calfor-
MIA fully organized The students take Q full
course in Hebrew and making progress. Next
year, besides advanced Hebrew tho professor in
charge will ofer syrlac. The department Is to
grow, In view OF the fact that several Christian do
nominations intend to remove their theological col.
leges to Berkeley in order to enable their studens to
take the university course in Semitic languages.
mo Jew in the United States" says Rabbi voorsane
err" wishes Ill to the Gar of Russia The eIies
have learned to regard their conditions satsfac
ctory. They hang harps willows planted by for
eign streams and sing sacred songs Of fatheriand
that spurned them Let await the future 1t may be
that this young man. nominally an autocrat. may use
his almost divine power to bless and not to afiict"
The largest Jewish orphan asylum in the world IL in
New York.
1t is stated in a California letter In tho Jetrfsh
Tdfngs that Adoph Sutro recently elected Mayor Of
San Francisco. is not American Jew but German,
born at AK la Chapelle. He is one of the very rich
men OF the Golden State.
wherever Sunday services held in the synar
gogues," says Jewish writer, they successful.
Saturday is good business day and the business
should not be asked to attend divine worship that
day. It is the seventh day OF the Bible near
ascertain ut this late day. But what matters that
in the face OF moro practical questons7 To attend
services Saturday for the great majority OF
out Of the question
Some OF the Jews OF San Francisco have Joined the
American Protective Association, ordinarily known
the A. p A. So the Jeish Progress of that city
Every city of the United States in which there is
large number OF Jews, excepting San Francisco, has
at leas: one Jewish hospital There are $4,000 Jews
in San Francisco, and the sum OF $4,000 has been
raised among them for a hospital.
There transaction OF any marked i'm
portance at the December meeting of the Coun-
Gil of the Union OF American Hebrew (Reformed)
congregations In New Orleans. II reported
that the body consists of 12o congregations
and societies. which represented by dele
gates In the council, which elects Executive Board
to conduct the Affairs OF the united congregations
There is also Board for Civil ana Religious Rights
the duty OF which Is to examine all legislation affect
ing religious questions. There are twenty four MEM
bers in the Board OF Governors OF the Hebrew Union
College.
Rabbi schreiber has Issued Illumination against
the obtrusve officials OF the Order Benai Berth. How
no Is may be seen by these words in the Ooot
dent: "who says there are great men among tho
Jews OF America; The /. o. b. H. produced at least
two thousand great men. Every Past President, Sec
retary. and chronic kicker in lodge is great or
grand man. Every one OF them is greater than his
rabbi. But because the rabbi does not think SO.
great man becomes rabbi hater."
Rabbi Krauskopf does not like fantastcal business
in churches He says: THE church which turns its
pulpit into stage, fits It with the paraphernaa
OF the playhouse. and flls it with a mountebank.
sorts to the sensational allurements OF the variety
show to entice people into the house OF God and to
drive religion from IT, cannot speak too scathingy
of the farccal better tragic profanations OF tho
Church. or all irreverent people we Americans
probably the most irreverent"
AJewsh professor has been chosen President OF
the British chronological Society.
"Jewish scholarship" says the London .yetcish
Chtontce, Is coming out OF the BneVo. jewish
topics assuming their place the subjects In
which the world at large takes interest and about
which 1t would willingly learn more"
In the city of New York there 5000 members OF
the order of Benai Berth.
1t Is often that better lecture is delivered than
that upon FlieSEyes" which recently interested the
youthful members OF a Jewish organization.
Or. Arnold tells amusing story of a Jew who had
forsaken his religion. but who always, when there
thunder and lightning, placed an open Bible In
his window. Upon one occasion. when he was greatly
alarmed he made mistake by selling the tlrst book
which he and putting II at the window. Tho
book was copy OF the Arabian Nights Entertain
menL" Yet the lightning did not strike him.
"The jew" says the Jetrsh Rerietc. has little in
common with the temperance movement be IL for the
reason that In his ceremonias, he becomes aCcus-
toned to look upon the wine when 1t is red, or be-
his average mental cnpaciti0s enable him 10
sist the insidious temptations OF tho flowing bowl.
The jew cannot be a total abstAner; the forms and
ceremonies OF his ritual have forbidden Il for ages"