The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-03
COMING OF THE JEWS.
Members of the Race Landed In America
Along with Columbus.

From the Philadelphia Record.
The convention OF the American Jew
ish Historical society I'm this city dur
ing the past week has attracted fresh
public interest I'm the American Jew.
or, TO speak with more national spirit,
the Jewish American. The voluminous
labors of Simon Wolf Of Washington
have only recently resulted in a tri-
umphant demonstration of the unfaillng
patriotism of the Jewish people of the
new world. To quote from a critic of
Mr.. VOLTS work. ''he has proved be-
yond cavil that from an early stage OF
our history down to the present day
men of the Hebrew race and faith have
been counted in the van of the ooun-
try's progress and in the forefront of
its defense. They have performed an
ample part in the conquest OF our lib
critics and have fully shared in the
struggles for the preservation of our
institutions"
The coming Of the Jew to the new
world was very early. indeed. He
came over with Columbus. DIR. Moses
Kayserling, the renowned savant of
Buda -Pesth, has proved that the illus
trious Genoese navigator had among
his crew in the three vessels which
sailed from Palos on August 3. 1892,
members of the race of Abraham. one
of these Jews, Rodrigo Sanchez. a rel
alive of the royal treasurer Of Arrago-
Man Spain, accompanied the expedi-
ton as veedor, or superintendent, at
the special request of Queen Isabella.
The ship physician and surgeon were
also Jews. Sanchez was the second TO
espy the land of the new world before
the shout of 'Tierrai Tierral" Column
bus had In fact, studied the astronom-
ical tables of the Jewish scholar Zacu-
TO, and landing day, Friday, oct. IL,
1892, was-strangely enough-the Jew
ish day of great hosannas. 1t was like
a prophecy of the new life which the
oppressed Jews were to find In Ameri-
ca and a prediction of the constantly
increasing factor which they were to
become In the new empire of the west.
The first definite Jewish settlement
I'm America occurred in Brazil about
1913 The first within the United
States took place in 1864. when % jew
ish emigrants from Bahia, South AM
erica, arrived in Nieuw Amsterdam.
Stuyvesant who had something OF the
jew batter in his nature, so that fu-
ture Immigrants generally settled In
Newport, II. J. Just when the first
Jews came to Philadelphia is uncer-
tain, but evidently some time before
their settlement in the southern states
Savannah. Ga. 1881 Samuel keimer,
the printer OF benjamin franklins
Pennsylvania Gazette, was most prob.
ably of Israelitlsh descent. for he kept
the Jewish Sabbath and wore the long
beard. Mickveh Israel OHope OF Is
raeD, the first Jewish religious assem-
bly, in Pennsylvania, was founded In
this city practically I'm 1747. Philadel-
phia can well be proud OF the patriotic
record OF her Jewish citizenship In the
past as recorded prominently I'm
Henry Samuel Morals comprehensive
work on "T'he Jews Of Philadelphia"
They have been in their highest aspect
typical Americans. true to the new
American ideals. We need but remem-
Der such Jews as those whose names
may still be seen I'm Independence hall
subscribed TO the non-impcrtant reso-
buttons: to generous Haym Solemn. NJ
worker with Robert Morris. who
loaned over s3j0.00O TO the cause OF the
revolution, and was never repaid, and
TO Col. Isaac Franks, an aide -de-camp
TO Gen. George Washington. OF civic
mention need only be made
OF Simon Gratz one OF the founders OF
the Pennsylvania Academy OF Fine
Arts and Judge Moses Levy. also n
recorder Of the city and n trustee Of
the University of Pennsylvania. Her
Jewish citizens OF to-day are nobly up
holding their heritage Of civic honor |