The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-15
A JEWISH EXHIBITION.
Planned 10 Hold One In New
York Next Winter.
TO rE HISTORICAL IN CHARACTER

scope of the Project. In which All
Orgnniscs hebrew nodies Wiii CO.
oprrntr-nr. cyrus Adicr Chosen ~
President OF the Executive Conn
miitce.
II has been determined 10y n number
Of prominent persons interested In the
subject 10 have Ia New York city dur
ing the winter Of 1901 and 1902 an
American Jewish historical exhibition
similar IN some departments to the
Anglo.Jcwish Historical exhibition held
in London in 1887, says the New York
Times when the American Jewish
Historical society held It's last meeting
In Philadelphia. committee was ap
pointed with full powers 20 plan for
shis exhibition.
The committee. To- whose list Of mem.
bers are many prominent persons. re-.
ported that such an exhibition would
do credit 20 the Jews OF America and
convince the American people that their
Jewish brethren have played an lmpor.
tant part In the development and his
tory Of the United States. Upon this
report II was agreed that such an ex.
hiblti0n should be held. An executive
committee was immediately appointed
as follows:
New York oscar S Straus. Max J.
Kohlcr. Joseph Jacobs. n. Taylor Phil.
lips. Professor Morris Loeb. Professor
Richard Gotthcll. Leon Hummer. George
Iellman
Philadelphia Mayer Sulzbergcr. Dr
Herbert 'riedcnwad.
Baltimore The Rev. Or. william
Rosenau.
Chicngo-The Rev Dr. II. Felsenthal
Cincinnati Rev. Dr. Phillipson
Galveston The Rev Henry Cohen.
san Francisco The Rev. Jacob Voor-
sanger
Dr CYRUS Adler ~ the Smithsonian
Institution Of Washington has been
elected president of the exhibition.
Among thr things 20 Boz shown are
historical records ot the Jews In Amer.
lea. iu,ludIug such things as Colum.
bus earliest records Of his discovery
written 10 Jews in Spain. lnquisition
records Washineton's letters TO Jews.
portraits aud pictures ~ well known
American Jews and the histories Of
Jewish institutions In America. There
Will also be included a collection Of all
books written by the Jews Of America
or pertaining TO American Judaism
An international exhibit Of things per.
tainlng 10 ecclesiastical art aud 20 jew.
ish antiquities Is 10 be- feature.
Not only viii antiquity be- represent
ed. but whatever It is thought win be
Interesting viii be utilized. While Oh.
tects having 20 do with American his.
tory will be the largest part Of the ex-
hibitiOn. II has been determined 10 give
Jews from Russia aud Germany proper
space. II has been thought best not TO
give the exhibition as an American
Jewish Historical society function. but
10 invite all other important Jewish SO.
cietics 10 participate. Among those
nskcd 10 aid are:
The Jewish Publication society. the
Union OF American Hebrew Congrega-
tions. the Central Conference of Amer.
ican Rabbs the Orthodox Jewish Con.
gregntional unloL tie Hebrew Union
college. the Jewish Theological semi.
nary, the various Jewish fraternitles,
the Chautauqua society. the Council of
Jewish Women, the National Confer
ence Of Jewish Charities and the Fed.
Grafton Of American Zionists.
A general committee for the direction
OF the exhibition will be selected from
committees appointed by these orgaui.
zntions. The main executive committee
and minor committees OF detail have
already been chosen. As those Ia
charge desire 20 be In communication
with those who win exhibit as soon as
possible an office VIII be secured short
iy.