Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-17
"HANUCKA," OR THE FEAST OF LIGHT.
A Large Congregation Gathered Sunday Night to Witness the "Hanucka" Celebration.

to Witness the Hanucka Celebration. The elegant Jewish house of worship, | Temple Emanuel, was filled to it's capae-
 ity Sunday night by Jews and gentiles, who had assembled there to witness the celebra tion of "Hanucka," or the feast of light.
 Rabbi Morris Newfeld conducted the services and the musical programme
 was in charge of Prof. Fred L. Grambs. The programme was as follows: Prelude.
 Evening service-Rabbi and Sabbath | school.
 Solo-Professor Black. | Salutatory-Clara Kaufman. Invocation-Bertha Wellman. Introductory-Bertha Schoen. Benediction-Edgar Burger, Rachel | Joseph. Rosa Spiro, Florrie Lazarus, | Pearl Loveman. Minor Lazarus, Scilla | Adleson and Merlin Herzfeld Solo-Miss A. Whaley. l Kindlng of lights-Cordle Lopez Lib bic Williams. Melville Sommers, Lillie I Meyer, Gertie We'll Myrom Lazarus, | Charles Hockstadter.
 Oratoria-Maisy Meyer, Marcella Klotz, Milton Fies, Rosa Block. Joe Loveman, | Della Hockstadter, Irving Fies. Traditional Chanukah hymn-Congre- | gation.
 Ode to Chanuk ah--Carrie U1lman. Our Heroes"-Arthuh Steiner
 Little Drops"-Irma Levi. Joe Saks, Bertha Bernstein. "The Mystic Tie'-Esther Wolff.
 "The Martyr Mother"-Daisy Hyams.
 ''The Banner of the Jew"-Hattie Strauss.
 Star Spangled Banncr'-Congrega ton.
 Responses-Rabbi Newfeld and Sun day school.
 America ca"-Congregation. MT Milton Fies. ttxa by Master Milton Fies after the third
 candle was kindled: "TheSe three lights are to remind us of the three great founders of our religion, the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Ja- cob. Their names will never be forgot ten in our history. Abraham was called the man of faith, Isaac the man of peace and Jacob the man of trials. Each one of them has in his virtue been a type of Israel during all these centuries. At the time when the menorah was set up as a symbol to the sanctuary its seven branches were taken to personify seven
 men who were loved and revered as he | roes among our people. Other great men have come from the ranks of Israel, he roes, martyrs, prophets and sages. Among them are those which this festi- val recalls, Mathethias and his brave sons. Foremost stands the heroic figure of Judas Maccabee. Like Washington, 2000 years later, with mere handful of faith 1 full followers for the fight for independ- ence against the tyrants' hirelings. our fathers were fired with patriotism for their country. But ours is that land no more. We have found another Pales- tine-America, the promised land of lib- | erty. Here at last have we found in re- | ality that for which our people .have l lived, struggled and endured. Therefore
 are we bound to this country with strong- est ties of devotion. Our gratitude for all | these blessings we are eager to show by our peacefulness, loyalty and love uni | bounded" f Even lights were kindled in commem- | oration of the oil lamp which burned in | the temple of old for eight days, in which 1 time more oil was produced. The Temple Emanuel Sunday school i has more than 120 pupils. The following | are the instructors Rabbi Morris New | feld Mrs. Sol Bernstein, Misses Leah Ull- man, Emma Wellman, Hattie Pulaski | Messrs. B. F. Ezekiel L. W. Friedman | and Leo Loeb.