The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-06
a JEWISH EXHIBITION.


Baltimore American.
An American Jewish historical exhibition,
much on the lines of the Anglo-Jewish his
torical exhibition held in London in 1887,
will be held in the city of New York during
the winter OF 1902. At the last annual
meeting of the American Jewish Historical
Society, held in Philadelphia last Deem
Der, a special committee was appointed to
consider the advisability of the project
stated.
This committee. which included Hon. Os-
car S. Straus, Judge Mayer Sulzberger and
Mr.. Jacob II. schin. reported in favor of
the project, and its conclusions were en-
bodied in the following statement: 1.-The
committee are strongly of the opinion that
an exhibition. such as has been sketched
out, would do credit to the Jewish name in
America, and convince the American peo-
pie that it's Jewish section has played a
worthy part in the annals from the very
beginning, and, as an integral part of 1t,
would greatly stimulate and advance the
study of American Jewish history. and,
above all. would awaken interest in Jewish
matters. not alone in the outside world,
but among Jews at large themselves
The council thereupon unanimously re-
SOlNCO that CQCn oil AO0AV -
held. as above stated, and an executive
committee Of fifteen was appointed for the
purpose, which consists OF the Following
gentlemen:
New York, Hon. Oscar S. straus. Max j.
Kohler, Joseph Jacobs. Hon. n. Taylor
Phillips, Prof. Morris Loeb. Prof. Richard
Gottheil. Leon Hummer, George Hellman;
Philadelphia, Hon. Mayer Sulzberger, Or.
Herbert Friedenwald; Baltimore. Rev. Or.
William Rosenau; Chicago, Rev. pr. b.
Felsenthal; Cincinnati. Rev; Dr. Phillpson;
Galveston. Rev. Henry Cohen; San Fran
cisco, Rev. Jacob Voorsanger. Dr.. Cyrus
Adler, of the Smithsonian institution, OF
Washington, has been appointed president
OF the exhibition.
The intention is to exhibit historical rec
ords. illustrating the history of Jews in
America, including such objects of Column
written in the form of letters to secret
Jews of Spain; inquisition records, Wash
ington's letters 10 Jews. portraits, .minia-
lures and prints of American celebrities.
historical relics. photographs, charts and
prints of Jewish synagogues and institu-
tions, histories of institutions, manuscripts,
artists. etc. Numerous objects of interest,
beauty or value hidden away in Jewish
households and institutions will thus be
brought to light AS It Is also proposed 10
ish Americana, there will be included col
l~ecticns of all books written by Jews in
ism. ~ exhibition of objects of ecclesias-
teal all and OF Jewish antiquities, not con-
fined TO the United states. is also under
consideration
II has been decided that TO do credit to
American Judaism this exhibit must not be
limited TO objects that are curious and
ancient merely, but should be in full sense
of the term a general and national exhibit
ton. While, of course, relics of colonial
and revolutionary times will form a most
J interesting part of the project, il was felt
I that the German and Russian elements ir
our population are matters of prime ip-
portance in American Jewish history, and
must be properly represented. For al
these reasons it has been decided that the
exhibition should not be given by the
American Jewish Historical Society exclu'
sively, but by a distinct body, and merely
under the auspices of the society referred
to. All national Jewish organizations are
therefore invited to cooperate. The Jew.
ish Publication Society, the Union of Amer
| Conference OF American Rabbis. the Orthor
dox Jewish congregational Union, the He.
brew Union College, the Jewish Theologica
! Seminary the various Jewish f~raternities
Jewish Women, the National Conference
of Jewish Charities and the Federation Of
American Zionists are among the organiza
| tons which will be invited to participate
general committee Of the exhibition will b'
formed, and in this way all phases OF Jew
ish thought and activity in this country
will be properly represented.
The executive committee has already en-
tered upon its work, and the various com
mittees on site, on publicity, on bibliogra
ply, etc, have already been organized
As the committee desires to put itself int
direct communication with intending ex
hibitors, at the earliest possible date. a reg
ular office. with adequate office facilities
will soon be secured. For the present al
communications in connection with the ex
hlbition are to be addressed to its honora
BILE secretary, Mr.. Max ]. Kohler, No. IL
East Seventy-first street. New York city.