Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-17
JACOB EZEKIEL DEAD,
He Passes Away in Cincinnati al
Advanced Age Of g.
| LONG RESIDED IN RICHMOND
Lived Here Thirty Years, and Was
Prominent in Our Affairs.
| LEAVES MANY RELATIVES HERE.
Among Them Are Two Daughters
Leaves Large FamiIy-Brief
Sketch of His Interesting Life Here
and in Cincinnati.
LEAVES MANY RELATIVES HERE
Among Them Are Two Daughters
and in Cincinnati.

Mr.. Jacob Ezekiel, for more than thirty
years a resident of this city. died at his
home in Cincinnati early yesterday
morning. He had reached the extremely
old age of 81. and in his case the words
Of the Psalmist as to those who see four
score were not verified. for his last years
were the peaceful climax Of a well-spent
life.
The deceased was one Of a family of
three children who came to this country
from Holland when barely more than In
fants The other two were Mrs. Jacob
A. Levy and Mrs. Isaac Hyneman. Upon
their arrival in this country they located
in Philadelphia. but subsequently re-
moved TO Richmond. OF these three. 1t
is remarkable to relate, two celebrated
their golden wedding. and the third. Mrs.
Levy, lost her husband after they had
been welded nearly forty-nine years.
AN OLD RICHMONDER.
Mr. Ezekiel came to Richmond in 1874,
and engaged in business near the Old
Market, then the centre of Richmond's
commercial activity. A short time after
he had married Miss Katherine de Cas-
fro. and II was here that all their chill
dren were born. These are Mesdames
r. G. and w. II. Brauer, Of Richmond
Chevalier Moses Ezekiel, Of Rome, Italy;
Mrs. Alfred Collyer, of New YORK;
Messrs. Henry Clay, Walter, and Louis
p. Ezekiel. Of Cincinnati; +. NJ Ezekiel,
of Springfield. Mass; Mesdames Workum,
Bernheim. and Samuels, and Miss Sallie
Ezekiel. of Cincinnati.
While in this city Mr.. Ezekiel was par
ticularly prominent in the affairs OF the
Jewish community. For years he was
secretary of the old congregation. Beth
Shalome. and it was through his instru-
mentality that the Legislature OF Nir-
ginia enacted the law releasing from the
strict Observance of Sunday those who
conscientiously kept another day as the
Sabbath. His zeal. however, was not
confined to the affairs of his own race,
for those Of the ante-bellum volunteer
dremen who yet survive Will remember
what pride he took in the boys" Of his
company. and the machine." lie was
| also the last save one Of the old citizens
vino had charge Of the charity ball at the
Exchange Hotel, February 10, 1917, when
Judge James Lyons, DR.. John Dove
| lanes H. Grant, and others served on
| the committee. BY reason OF his advanced
! age Mr. Ezekiel did not serve in the field
| during the civil war, but was member
| of the Home Guard
| shortly after the cessation of hostillties
| he with his family, removed to CIncin'
| natl. Here also he was prominent IN
| commercial affairs, and for many years
served as secretary Of the board Of the
! Hebrew Union College. He was a prime
favorite with the students Of that insti'
| tuition. and many rabbi throughput tht
! country will read the notice OF his death
i'm the papers this morning with the feel
| ing that "a part Of his Alma Mater Is
! no more.
LIFELONG FRIENDS.
! The deceased was possessed Of the easy
manners of the prOverbal old-time Nir
! gilman. With him gentleness was
| ranking virtue. which in latter years was
almost like unto that of a woman. y
touching evidence of this was the CLOSE
| friendship that existed between him ant
| the late 5. G. Greenhow, who died onl!
about "A year ago. OF almost the same
| age. they had been friends since early
manhood. and the clerks in the CITY
| Treasurer's office always liked TO tell o
the affectonate greetings, hardly shor
of an embrace, that passed between thes'
two old gentlemen upon the occasion o
| Mr.. EzekiePs visits to his old home.