The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
HB WAS 4 KISHlNEFP .FAKIR,
LEADING JEWS SAY OF THE FIRST
"BEFUGEE" FROM THE RIOTS.
VINE Put Him UP to Telling ms Tale ~ Weo ?
HE Didn't Know About the Riots When
He Arrived Here ny steamer-Mero
Riot News Received-More sympathy.


He Didn't Know About the Riots When
He Arrived Here ny steamer-More
Mot News Receiyed-M0re sympathy.
MANY Jews who are interesting them
selves in raising funds for the relief OF the
KishinefY sufferers. among them DR., David
Rlaustein of the Educational Alliance,
assert now that Jacob Friedman, accepted
Last Thursday as the first Kishinen refugee
to reach this city. is an impostor. AS proof
of their assertions they refer to the Jesr'sh
World of Yesterday. which contained q story
Of his imposition.
The newspaper made q feature yester-
dav OF a story with the headline 'Bluhed
With KishinefY." The story said that three
men coming originally from Suvolk, where
Friedman lived, had come to the newspaper
office and asserted that Friedman's whole
story was fake.
The three said that the supposed refugee
came to this country on the Friedrich
der Crosse, which arrived last Wednesday,
and that until he arrived here ne knew
nothing about the massacres:,
One OF the informants Baruth AorameKy,
who lives at 81 Montgomery street, came
here on that steamer and was lrleIiu OF
Friedman. He Gays that the supposed
the Kishineir troubles, but before anything
had been heard there about them. On
the trip Friedman said nothing about the
riots.
According to the three. Friedman'e rea!
name is Jacob Mus Kushnerzitsky. WON
Joseph Wei:smaa Of 81 Montgomery street
knew him in Suvolk under that name.
Abramsky says he heard that some
body had put Friedman up to posing a.
riot refugee and remonstrated with him.
Friedman, he says, replied. .., no,odx
will lose by 1t and you will make q few dol
It Is understood that Friedman received
some money from Jews here who believed
his story, but 1t is not thought that he re-
A letter from Kishinen dated May was
received yesterday by Sadie Mailman OF
20 East Broadway. In part 1t says:
On the. second day in Easter IMonday'
Th he m9 e.s b es they to
a thins which they had not done before. They
treated the Jews like dogs and proceeded to
broke into stores and destroyed, property.
Feathers from ripped beds covered the pave
ments like snow.
sr Msat down ike aoRs Win . Cabs e
that could ned to cellars for safety.
had de som Tss from KEPT Ss III ahrs s Gs.
Mu ri. ed people lay in the streets like dies
finally a telegram was sent from . neighbor-
ing town to ST. Petersburg and the order
'I Some e Of 1.-THE the most prominent people Of the
town-Goyernment officers and some OF the
great landlords-took part In the massacres.
Things are now SO 6aa thst some OF b .ae Poo o
we're dead. IDA RABATNlK.
The Jewish Daily journal received yester-
day batch Of newspapers from Russia
which contain accounts OF the troubles
One Jewish organ contains a proclamation
issued by the Governor OF kshinen on May 2.
This proclamation says
laws and Christian faith great many people
without a piece Of bread, 90 that It was neces-
tinotion a. to religion. Aid has been organ
have S opened three soup kitchens, and are also
power @s e to help the unfortunate. The families
s OF sd t the aos e. cr
TWO directors Of the prison are taking care
taken to prevent further disorder, i Is
time that everyone should return to to his y3sa
tun ate some q the charitable people have
received 1or y they
find 1t necessary to announce that these
threats do not prevent the administra ton
Eo ds Se e SS s HGs Ras
ing to their work To the misled. wish 1t to
Is Understood that I they again try to create
w. ass been
out.
The Russian newsspaapers now being ne.
massacre. The Russian Governments Of,
fetal organ contains report. and it Il
thought that the Russian press will now
dare to publish more news about the riots.
The Jsfish Morning journal printed ar
s shes bs ssss fsked re fhs Fast
Of having a great funeral march In this city
| in commemoration OF those who died a.
Kishineff. The editorial says the idea II
foolish and likely to cause such disturbances
as occurred at the funeral Of Chief Rabb
Joseph.
The performances at the Windsor Theatr,
yesterday and Saturday netted q 500 fol
the Relief Fund. The Grand Theatre ha,
been hired for performances on Thursday
Friday and Saturday Of this week, one hal
fund
Maurice b. Blumenthal. chairman OF tn,
Kishinef Relief Committee, appointed by
the Osceoia Club Tammany) on Saturday
issued an appeal yesterday to the Govern
ment to protest to Russia against the treat
ment to which the Jews OF that country
are being subjected. Money for relief Il
also sought.
At the annual meeting. Of the Israelite
Alliance Of America, held yesterday II
Temple Emanu Fl. A, 8. Solomons and DR.
Blaustein spoke at length upon the Kishinei
outrages. DR.. Solomons made an eloquen
appeal in behalf Of the Russian Jews. DR.
Blaustein declared that the Jews OF New
York had 1t in their power to aid the suf
ferers OF Kishinef more than had the He
brews in any other part Of the world
New York is the heart OF the Jews o
| the world" he said. 1t contains one
twentieth Of the Jewish population Of tn,
world and whatever Ia done In New Yorl
| will be copied all over the world"
Power was given to the executive com
mittee to act for the organization in aiding
the sufferers.
Even the Central Federated Union steppet
up yesterday with a resolution condemn
| ing the Russian Government for not pre-
venting the massacre of the Jews at Kieh
| ineff.