The Jewish outlook., 1905-09-29


have their pathetic SIDE Although the GER
tificate of baptism may remove obstacles
from a professional career it does not at
once open the doors of society to the neo-
phyte, who is thus thrown back upon Jewish
society, upon which he is bound to exercise
communicating influence Recently Jew
ish lodge in Germany invited Jewish Assyr-
iologist to lecture under it's auspices, only
to learn some time thereafter that the gen.
tleman had long ago changed his faith.
The conversions are evidently confidential
matters and not to be bruited abroad. The
Hilfsverein der deutschen Juden is doing
noble work for our prosecuted brethren in
eastern Europe and elsewhere.
The French Jews are preparing for re-
organization of their ecclesiastical affairs
in accordance with the bill providing for the
separation of church and state introduced
by the COmbes ministry. The protracted de-
bate in the Chamber of Deputies practi
caly concluded on June oath. The transi.
ton period from state tutelage to independ-
ent association upon a voluntary basis will
no doubt entail hardshps and here and there
pecuniary loss may be sustained The state,
however, will place no obstacle in the way
of decorating the Jewish religious associa-
lions of France with a central administra-
ton similar to the present Central Consist
DRY at their head. Rich associations will be
permitted to devote the surplus of their reve-
nues to poorer associations. The French
Jews at the present moment see the diff
culties and dissatisfaction is given express
sion to- The faT-sighted among them, as
well we who are at a distance, discern
the great principle involved The bill is
victory over clericalism in politics and is
direct issue of the Dreyfus campaign. Re-
ligion, freed from state tutelage, will gain
renewed vigor. Let us hope that a renas-
cence of Judaism will be witnessed, for in
spite of ecclesiastical organization French
Judaism has heretofore lacked color and
warmth in it's official character. The AL
gerian elections December 4th and 11th)
resulted in total defeat of the anti-Semites.
The Italian general elections, which were
held on November 9Th and 18th, resulted in
the return of thirteen Jewish candidates,
the number of Jews in the Chamber of Dep
uties constantly increasing. By royal decree
datde March 9th, two Jewish senators were
appointed Commander Cesare Sangunetti
and Professor Vito Volterra), the number of
Jewish members in the Italian Senate thus
being raised to ten.
In the capital of Austria DR.. Lueger, the
champion of anti-Semtism, is still burgo
master. On the occasion of his siXtieth
birthday October 23rd} he received long
Latin blessing from the Pope, and congratu
lations from the Bishop Coadjutor and other
high ecclesiastical dignitaries. counter.
demonstration held on the same day by
the Socialists, thus striking a blow at the
need some time to recover Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand heir-presumptive to the Aus
trian throne, was quoted in the press as hav-
ing expressed himself in antSemitic fash
ion, quite in the spirit of the acquiescence
of the German Crown Prince in the declara-
ton, at gathering of German students
which he attended, that the Jew, while fur
therng science, was incapable of contrib
uting to culture" and must, therefore, be
regarded as an alien. At the general cleo