Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-14
KNOWS TAJMUD BY HEART,
And That Doesn't Express This Mans
Familiarity With the SO Volumes.

David Resented Is his name. He
came TO Chicago few days ago from
the town of Minsk, In southwestern
Russia, OH his way 20 Seattle In the
state of Washington, with his two
daughters.
Mr.. Resented has been famous all
over Europe for the last twenty wears
for the possession Of a marvellous men,
DRY and his perfect knowledge Of the
Talmud. Prince Bismarck and Glad
stone, both OF whom knew him we'll,
wrote their estimate OF him In sclen
tile journals OF England and Germany.
and famous phrenologlsts Of the old
world have gone into raptures over the
wonderful development Of his frontal
bone. II may be said in passing that
this portion OF his head Is OF such alb
normal growth that Mr.. Rosenfeld
could hang his hat on II II he desired
10.
He gave an exhibition Of his powers
yesterday In the Ghetto In the presence
OF several prominent Jewish rabbis and
citizens who have known him by repu-
tation for several years, and succeeded
IN astounding everybody who watch d
him. They brought out the thirty-six
volumes OF Talmud, opened pages AT
random and stuck pins deep into the
paper. Without faltering for a second
or making single error he called off
the word that would be found pierced
by pin at the tenth, fifteenth or any
other page called for below where Il
had been inserted,
They took the books and read of
three words OF sentences selected at
random He not only concluded every
sentence 81 started, but went on 20 give
the rest Of the context. quoting all the
commentaries In the margin and eX-
planning the meaning NJ the text
He was shown the bottom line Of a
page and lmme liatcly callel of he
number that would be found al the top
OF the page. the first word Of the TAI
mud appearing on that page. and also
the first word OF the marginal notes.
Every conceivable test Of this charac-
ter was made and successfully met.
and after II was all over the scholar
was taken out to see the sights.
Rosenfeld Is 30 years old. a little
shabbily dressed man stoop-s shoulder
ed fat.nosed. and with reddish-gray
beard almost covering his face. He
cannot speak word Of English. seems
amused at the sensation his wonder
full memory creates, and shows his
contempt for display I'm the character
OF the clothes he wears. He was born
in Minsk, and before he was years
old was placed under the care OF the
famous Rabbi Berlin. who started him
on his Talmudical studies. Up to the
time he was 40 wears old he lived. NOV
ed and breathed in this atmos-
phere, placing his studies above every.
thing else and immuring himself IN the
wisdom Of the wonderful work that he
gradually came 10 know by heart from
BEGINNING 20 end
For the last ten years he has been
alternately travelling IN European
countries. delivering lectures on the
Talmpd and teaching something Of its
meaning 10 students In his own home
town, earning IN this way the equlya-
lent Of little under IS q week IN Amer
lean money.
Eight years ago n young man LEFT
Minsk for America, and when he
reached here settled In Seattle. where
he soon established n clothing business.
He was a likely" fellow. and had for
years kept company with Rosenfeld's
Oldest daughter. The mother. a born
matchmaker, a ''schadchen" IN the lai,-