Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-27
A SINGER.
Rabbi Joseph ROSenbaum
is EDjOined.
A DALLAS CONGREGATION CON-
TRAcrED Fon HIS SINGING.
A NEW CASE IN COURT.
A NEW CASE In COURT.
THE RABBI MADE TWO CONTRACTS,
nut COULD KEEP but ONE
OF THEM.
"This Proceeding Is to Prevent
Man From Worshiping God
IN His own Way"

A very peculiar and remarkable suit
was yesterday begun In the district
court before Judge Harris.
1t is styled Congregation Shaar-
eth Israel VS.. Joseph Rosenbaum."
But this really does not suggest the
story that is in the suit. 1t is suit
to prevent Rabbi Joseph Rosenbaum
from officiating in the Jewish syna-
gogue in this city tonight and satur-
day or the Sabbath of the Hebrews.
And yet Congregation Shaareth Is
rael is a Dallas institution, and, to
an outsider. it would seem that the
Dallas people have made up their
minds that Fort Worth should have
nothing that they themselves can
not have. And the Dallas congrega-
tion will have no rabinlcal services at
their celebration tonight and tomor-
row. 1t happened this way, accord
ing to the story as learned from both
sides to the controversy:
Something like a month ago Joseph
Rosenbaum was elected rabbi of the
Jewish congregation in this city. But
prior to that election Mr.. Rosenbaum
nul fldut a CONTRACT WIN Mr. ttOlu-
stein, president of Congregation Shaar-
eth Isreal at Dallas to conduct their
New Year services for them, which
service was to include today and to-
morrow. After the Fort Worth con-
gregation elected him to serve here
the year for which he was elected
Including the New Year services Mr..
Rosenbaum was in a predicament. He
finally made up his own mind, II
iuifa the Mt
$50 month instead of throwing 1t
over and In order to secure 1925 for
three days. Mr.. Goldsteln, however,
claims that the rabbi wrote him on the
18th of the month that he would be
In Dallas on time. He did not go. on
the contrary he ofiiciated on the South
Side. where he had been elected as
rabbi.
Now Mr.. Goldstein is not man to
be trifled with. He came to see Mr..
Rosenbaum and demanded to know
If he was going to conduct the serv-
Ices for the local congregation tomor-
row. He said he was.
Then" said the gentleman from
Dallas, I'm Just see that you do not"
He forthwith employed a lawyer,
who sued out a writ enjoining the
rabbi from serving this congregation
on the dates named, Saturday and
Sunday, September "a and 2s
Rabbi Rosenbaum and the president
OF his congregation ut once secured
the services OF Mr.. j. c. Scott and be-
gan the work of making and filing
counter affidavits. In a preliminary
statement before the court yesterday
afternoon MIR. Scott declared that he
desired the whole matter settled in
time FOR the congregation to complete
their arrangements for the services
FOR" declared Mr., Scott in all the
dignity or his towering form, at is
simply question whether or not n
man may be enjoined from serving
God when and where he pleases."
The afiidavlts could not all be filed
yesterday and Judge Harris promised
to take the question up at O'clock
this morning.
ut is all the work of spite" said n
member OF the local congregation to n
Gazette reporter. When those neo-
pie at Dallas found that they could
not have the services of this man
they simply determined to prevent our
having them"
After all Mr.. Rosenbaum does not
look like man that people would
hght for He Is n small and hoinelv
mah-so small that he is almost a
dwarf. II Is said that he is moi n
scholarly man and that he cannot
speak English at ALL His attraction
lays in his voice. He Is said to have n
marvellous voice, and that II is almost
perfectly trained. His slnglng-espec.
Tally the chanting OF the grand old
Hebrew hymns-is said to be some
thing wonderful. And that is why
both congregations want him.
1t Is seldom that similar case has
been known. The case on which INA
Dallas congregation will probably reiv
for decision is that OF I.umlev w
wagner In the old English chancerv
courts. In this ,ase. Lumley. ths
manager OF the leading theater in Low.
don, had employed n Miss Wagner
who was the star singer of the dav
TO appear at his theater In concert ~,
certain dates. The manager of q iassa.
theater afterwards engaged the SIM
er ior the same season for n mwci,
higher sum Lumley asked that shn
be enioined from appearing NJ tn',
ilval theater. The petition was prnnt,
ed on, the ground that a subs,it,,o
could not be found aud II would ma, ~
right for Lumley to be doubIv 40 oe
agei as he would be II Wagner san.
on rival stage. A similar case ia re
ported from Oregon in which Inc M
giish precedent was followed. -'''