Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-06

one. lie is "A man OF WIuc learning, tHu
one OF the most finished orators that
Richmond has ever known.
SKETCH OF BETH SIIALOME.
The history OF the Congregation Beth
Shaome, is. to some extent. the history
OF the Hebrews In Richmond. A minute
book. which perlshed in the flames OF
evacuation day. together with other val
able papers belonging 10 the syna-
gogue. dated back 10 the year l19l., ~ NJ.
555l. which is general accepted as the
date OF organization OF the congregation
This book contained the following
names: Jacob Mordecai. Joseph Darn
stadt, Isaac H. Judah, Samuel Alexander, |
Joseph Marx. Isaac Mordecai, Gersham
judah, Lyon Hart. Myer NJ. Cohen, Aaron
Henry, Baruch Judah. Benjamin Wolfe,
John Tobias. Jacob /. Cohen,
Isaiah Isaac. Manuel judah, Aaron ~
CORDOBA. Isaac Cohen. David Isaac, Ben
jamin Solomon. Zalma Refine, Mordecai
NJ. Mordecai, Asher Marx, Benjamin
Myers, Abraham Myers. Marcus hlcah'
Mordecai Myers. Samuel Mordecai, JACOB
l. Cohen, Jr. There were many other
Israelites living in Richmond at that time,
Including the Selxas, Karsheedts, and
others. Mr.. Jacob Ezekiel who has
written a very interesting pamphlet, en-
titled 'gThe Jews of Richmond, says;
"The first place Of worship was a room
in a three-story brick building ON the
west side OF Nineteenth, between Frank
lin and Grace streets, In which ole or
the members resided; this building was
purchased about fifty years since by Mr..
Abraham Levy, as a residence. The build
ing IS vet QS95 in a good state OF pre-
servation, being the same building when
was owned by Nat. Bush Hill, an auc-
| tioneer. and occupied by him. Inc
next place Of worship was a small
brick building. erected on the west side
OF Nineteenth street in the rear OF
what was known as the Union Hotel, on
the southwest corner of Main and Nine
teenth streets.
MOVED ON MAYO STREET.
after some years a lot Of ground was
purchased from DIR. Adams, on the east
| side of Mayo, above Franklin, street, on
which a cOmodious synagogue was erect
| ed In which the congregation worship
\ ped for upwards Of three quarter, or
| century on account OF the decrease CT
membership by death and removal from
| the city this synagogue was recently SOLD
| 10 another congregation. the X. Is.
Sir Moses MontefOre, and the remnant
OF the Congregation of Beth Shalome
| have worshipped since then in Lee Camp
Hall on Broad street, near Seventh
''The reading desk OF this once flourish
! ing congregation has been fled from
| time to time by many prominent Haza-
/ nim who afterward occupied honorable
| positions I'm the most prominent congie-
cations I'm the United States, among
| whom were the Rev. Isaac H.
! Judah Abraham II. Cohen, Isaac Leesef'
! Solomon Jacobs, Jacques j. Lyons, Ellis
| Lyons. Isaac Mendes. De Solo, julius
! Eckman. Henry s. Jacobs. George Jacobs.
'In the year 1894, the following Israelites.
/ with their respective families, com
/ posed the congregation: Samuel II.
| Myers. Jacob MOrdecai, Gustavus a.
! Myers. Samuel n. Myers, Henry Myers,
! Joseph Marx Samuel Frederick, and
! Charles Marx; Jacob Lyon and his son,
! Isaac: Abraham Levy and his sons, ia
! cob A. and Isaac A. Levy; Henry Solo
! mons Myer Angle, Joseph Myers jacob
| Block and his son. Eleazer: Solomon Pal
len, Manuel judah, Rev Abraham
| II Cohen, Israel Sandek, Levy j. ana
| Emanuel J. Myers. Henry j. Colisher'
/ Emanuel Lemon. DR.. James Beale, Aaron
/ Myers. Ezekiel Solomons and his SON.
| Isaac: Moses NJ Myers, Wolf Pyle, Lewis
! pyle. Misses Emma and Wilhelmina
! Marx. Mrs. Baruch judah, Mrs Caroline
! Philip. Misses Sallie and Rebecca Myers,
! Mrs Solomon Jacobs. Misses Catherine
/ Julia. and Harriet Myers. and probably
q few others.
mir. Jacob Mordecai often read the
| services on SdbDaluS anu Hoiib"S' - w
Jacob A. Levy acted as parnass, ana
! Jacob Ezekiel was secretary and trea-
! surer. The congregation was increased
by Mr. Isaac Hyneman, Michael Vote
| William Thalhimer Jacob Gotthold,
| Moses and Joseph Millhiser, Abraham
and Moritz Hirsh, Abraham Hutzler'
NJ. l.. Strause, Emmanuel Strause. Lewis
| Pepper, Jonas Heller Moses Mitteldorler,
| Moses A. Woteman, Henry Lyman,
| William Fleischman, Naphtali Ezekiel
Lewis Hyman, and many others.
THE FIRST BURIAL-GROUND.
"The first battle-ground was decided to
| trustees by Mr.. Isaiah Isaac, then re-
siding on and owning a lot Of ground
! bounded by Main, Twenty-first. and
Franklin streets The deed, bearing the
date of October 81 1871, is substantially
as follows:
"The said Isaiah Isaac, hath for some
time past promised the Israelites then
residing in Richmond that he would set
| apart a portion of his lot to be used
solely for the purpose of burylng-
ground as well as for all the Jews anu
their descendants, as for all other Jews
that should at any time thereafter die
i'm the city Of Richmond or whose bodies,
after death might be brought there 10 De
| inferred.
"The trustees TO whom this plot
of ground was conveyed were Jacob l.
| Cohen, Israel /. Cohen, David Isaac,
Moses Mordecai, Jacob l. Cohen, Jrp
Simon Gratz, Aaron Levy, Moses Jacob
and Levi Myers. The lot conveyed com
| mences at a point about forty-four feet
from the southwest corner of Twenty
first and Franklin streets, running forty
feet on the east side Of Franklin street,
| thence southWardly. 102 feet thence east
wardly 40 feet, thence northwardly !O2
feet. reserving an oblong square of feet
one way and 40 feet the other, TO be used
| solely as the burying-grOund for the
body Of Isaiah Isaac and his kindred
and for the body of jacob l. Cohen, the
said Isaiah Isaac's partner in trade, and
his wife and all his other kindred that
might die in the city of Richmond or
whose bodies, after death, might De
brought there to be inferred.
In this reservation lie the bodies OF the
father and mother Of Jacob l. Conen'
Jr.. Mendes l. Cohen. and David /. Cohen
| OF Baltimore, and probably or Isaiah
Isaac and some of his kindred. rms
reservation is now enclosed with sub