The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-03-21
EPIGRAMS BY zaNGWllL.
Truths About the Jews in Crisp, Convinc-
ing Form.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Israel Zangwill is a Jew. He is of them
and for them, but his Wit does not always
spare them. But, like TIE man who first
refuses medicine, then takes it, and finally
gets well. nis people in the end cherish
him as one of the most brilliant expo
nents Of Jewish sentiment. Here are some
of Zangwill's epigrams:
The Jews had no country of their own.
They could not possess the land of their
fathers in reality. So they made a porta-
be Palestine. They carried it wherever
they went. This was a spiritual country.
1t could not be assailed by their CppTes-
sors.
There have been two conceptions of the
Jew: One is that he lends money ana
wants it back again; the other that he
deals in old clothes. The truth is, Jews
have been everywhere. They have been
everything except Pope Of Rome. and they
have come near to that. II they dealt in
old clothes it was because papaI DEGREES
forbade them trading in anything else
but old clothes and old iron.
Jews, in a way. were as good as United
States bonds. Only, United States bonds
may be converted, but when a Jew was
converted he lost his value.
Because Shylock was rich and Jes sica
beautiful, all Jews are rich and all Jew
esses are beautiful. | wish it were so.
"A good-looking Jew was considered the
fool of the family, which is consolation
for some of US.
The black plague swept over Europe.
The Jews escaped by reason of their diff
ferent hygienic laws. The Christians
charged them with poisoning the wells
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for not dying OF the plague.
Jews once furnished Spain with her
royal lion tanners. Now the race is fur
nlSllng tanners for Spain herself.
col. Roosevelt told me that the Jews
of h 5 regiment were among his bravest
soldiers And when HobSon had to be
kissed il took d JeWeSS to do il.
Jews not only furnished money for
Columbus expedition. but his First Lieu
tenant was a Jew. This officer discovered
tobacco, which is greater than America.
Carlyle said the Jews had no humor.
but Carlyle was Scotchman.
"A besgar stole a spoon from wealth
Ter member of his race, who had enter
tanned him When detected the beggar
said: BY taking the spoon l broke the
Eighth Commandment, which says, Thou
shalt not steal II / had not taken il |
would have broken the Tenth. which says,
Thou shalt not covet." | had TO break
Oii~ oOii1.Ai"Aiuil4cit any now 50 lHOuSHl
might as we'll have the spoon
1t has always been the desire Of Jew
ish fathers, however rich, 10 have learn
ed sons-in-law, however poor. Speaking
as Jewish bachelor | do not find this
custom prevalent to-day.
I believe the Jews will be preserved
as a people"
To Illustrate why there are no good
Jews in fiction. mr. ZangWill related the
story OF the lion and the cub. The cub
had seen painting of Samson VanQuish-
ing lion, and said TO its parent:
Il nave seen many contests between
lions and men, and always the men have
been the victors. Why are there no pic
lures showing lions overpowering menu
II Is because We lions have no paint
ers. was the parents reply.
The Jews financed the crusades vol
unfairly and invOluntarily. There was
nothing they had not financed, not even
their own Prosecutions"