The herald., 1897-02-26
A PROFITABLE SCHEME
Suit Against the Congre-
CATION Kahal Israel
N, LEVIN FURNISHED KOSHER MEATS
Lost His Business and Wants
$20,687 Damages
THE DORA GREEN SCANDAL
Results ia Damaging Testimony Against
the Complainant
The Orange County Suit for $4,000 Knocked
Testimony Regarding the Floods Of 1889 In
the Danerl Casa Dispute on a Con-
tract-TriaI OF a Counterfeiter.
THE DORA GREEN SCANDAL
Results ia Damaging Testimony Against
the Complainant
The Orange County Suit for $4,000 Knocked
Out
Testimony Regarding the Floods Of 1889 In
the Daneri Casa Dispute on Con-
tract-Trial OF a Counterfeiter.
General Court News


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alleged in suit soon to come up in court.
One Morris Levin hit upon what he
thought would be a profitable scheme
and he proceeded to turn it to account.
It was no less than the establishment OF
a shop for selling meats, such as are
commonly known among Jewish people
as Kosher" He proposed to do this
under the auspices of the Congregation
Kahal Israel and under the rules de-
clared by Jewish authorities, it was nee
essary for Levin to hire the rabbi,
through the then president of the congre-
cation, S. Greengard, to do the killing of
the cattle, no meats being properly
"Kosher" unless killed by a duly or
dained and authorized rabbi.
Well, the rabbi was engaged, Levin
undertaking to pay $25 per month for
his services to the congregation and
furnish free meat to the rabbi himself,
all of which, it is alleged, President
Greengard agreed to. A store was OBJ
tanned and fitted up at an expense of
$161 and horse and carriage bought for
$33 and when everything was ready for
business and the cattle were standing
ready to be killed Levin demanded that
the rabbi tuck up his sleeves and get
down to business. But the rabbi and
the Congregation Kahal Israel refused
to do this and insofar as they repudiated
the contract Levin claims he has been
damaged to the extent of $4,000.
AS second cause Of action, however,
Levin maintains that, determined not to
be beaten in his business venture he
imported a rabbi named Brilliant from
Chicago and proceeded to do business
at the old stand. He claims that Pres-
dent Greengard and Secretary L. Le-
vitte, as we'll as the members of the Con-
gregation kahal Israel then proceeded
to circulate detrimental reports to the
effect that the meats sold by Levin were
not kosher" meats at all but just
everyday meats that were not fit to be
eaten by Jewish people. An article was
published in Jewish newspaper, pub
lished in New York, cautioning any
rabbi from following the advice of
Horace Greeley and coming west, at
least to Los Angeles to kill beeves for
Levin. 1t was stated that if any rabbi
had the hardihood to do so the meats
prepared by him would be declared
"non-Kosher" and things made par
ticularly lively for him. In the same ar
ticle, too Levin had applied to him the
epithet of tramp" and he was alleged
to have no interest in the Jewish relig-
ion beyond what money he could make
out Of it.
AS a natural consequence, Leyin's
business dwindled away until it became
almost microscopic. and, with the in
jury done to his reputation-not to men
tion the mental suffering he endured he
claims he was damaged another $40, coo
worth.
AS third cause of action, and to have
a final crack at the Congregation Kahal
israel ne alleges that he was injured to
the extent of $500 by reason of the fact
that he was compelled to employ an at
torney. Whether Mr.. Levin considered
1t mira dig to daily with a legal gentle
man, and in so doing suffered damage.
or whether he struck one who put an
exorbitant price upon his services does
not appear. Levin's bill of account,
however, against the CONGREGATION
kahal Israel stands thus: Damages
suffered by breakage of contract. $40
900; damages suffered by the defama-
Tory article in the newspaper. $40. .00O
damages suffered by engaging an attor
ney' 5000; expenses of fitting up store.
Sl6l; loss on sale of horse and carriage
$26 grand total, $20,6S7
For this aggregate sum he has now
brought suit to recover.