The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-03-03

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vas. He also called at Benares,
midas center of religious activity,
and all other places of interest in
India, including the most marvel.
Gus Visianagrad aud Mount Abou
and the centers of snake, monkey
and fire worship, and DR.. Rosen-
SPITE wound up his snjourn in that
country by a visit to Bombay,
where, in the beautiful and re.
nowned palace of Sans Souci, he
was the guest of Baroness Sas-
soon. In that city he gave rellg-
ious and historical instruction to
the Benz Israel, who are not Jews
but descendants or the remnants
of the sten tribes of Israeli" who
seeded after the death of King
Solomon. From Bombay the kab.
hi crossed to Zanzibar, and thence
went to Alden and to Kurachee.
He travelled up the Persian gulf
and the Euphrates and visited in
Arabia, Felix, Bagdad and other
places. Returning by way Of the
both terrible and horrible Bah Ell
Mandeb to the Red Sea, he went
to Egypt and visited Cairo, Alex
andria and all the places OF inter-
est in ancient and modern Egypt.
From there he went to Jafa and
Jerusalem, spending ninety days
in the holy city on Mount Zion and
making flying trips to Hebron,
Jericho and ten prosperous Jew.
ish agricultural colonies, east of
Jerusalem. Later he visited Dam.
ascus, Beyrout, Smyrna and the
old and classical cities Larnaca,
Nicocea and Limmasol, OF the is
land of Cyprus.
The next point in the rabbits
itinerary was Constantinople.
Thence he turned to Athens and
Patras, and was for some time the
guest of the celebrated DIR. Alex.
audsr DaFano, chief Rabbi of Cor
flu, of General Orenstein and o.
Chevalier Georges Zayizianos
From Corfu he entered Italy BY
way of Brindisi, making protract
ed visits to Rome, Florence, Milan
Livorno, Pisa, aud especially Ven
ice, Naples, Turin, Palermo, &c
neva and Nizza. At Turin he Wa;
entertained by the great patriot
statesman and orator, Ludwig
Kossath, who presented him Will
his photo and autograph. DR.
Rossnspitz then visited France
and all the principal cities on TIT
Spanish peninsula, spending SOM
weeks in each Of The follUwin.
cities: Barcelons, Valencia, Can
thagena, Malaga, Madrid, Toleda
Granada, Seville, Cordova, Val
ladolid, Santauder, Bilbao and Ii
un, and from there by Tail acros
!, the country to Gibraltar.
He next visited Morocco, wher
! in Tangier he was most cordial,
received and entertained not onl
!, by the chief Rabbits of the Moor
isb Jews, Mordechai Ben.Digoa an
; Ben-Amozegh, but by the mos
honorei of the entire diplomat
corps, Gen. Felix. Andrew Ma
| thews, the United States consu
, general. Returning to Euglan
he lectured in many Of the prime
pal cities of England, Scotlan
and Ireland, and finally rsturne
about three years ago to the Unit
ed States, since which time he lie.
tured repeatedly in PMladelphi;
Pittsburg, Cleveland, Indianapt
lis and Hamilton, Ontario.
j He has, Of course, made man
e acquaintance and friends. He
I we'll known to the scientific al
literary world, as a most talente
and able man, and has been cleo
e ed to honorary life.membership j
many scientific associations.
J.. The subject of this geographic;
sketch is now and has been for tw
! years past, the beloved Rabbi
. the Jewish Synagogue of Alexan'
: TIA, where he is hon0red and e
9 teemed by his own congregatio
and is deservcdly popular wit
/ those of all other religious demon
4 nations.
Housekeeping.