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who traded with the Indians and from
whom John Jacob Aston first acquired his
experience in the fur trade. The Jews Of
New York, however, were not on polit-
zeal footing Of equality with the Christians
up to the revolution, and only by the first
constitution of the state OF New York,
adopted in In. were they put on equality
with other citizens with full religious lib
erty. The Jews also settled in Maryland
and in Pennsylvania, as we'll as in Georgia
and the Carolinas. In 1916 Charleston num-
bered only 600 Jews then the largest Jew
ish population of any city in the United
States, and today II has about 1000, al
though a proportion to the total smaller
than in 1916.
The part taken by the Jews in the War
OF the Revolution, especially in rendering
financial assistance to the government,
was very considerable, and no small num-
Der served in the ranks with the troops In
the field. The same is true with reference
to the war of 1912 and the Mexican war,
and in the war OF the rebellion the Amer
lean Jews took prominent part. New
York alone On the union side furnished
1895 Jewish soldiers and, according to fg-
ures compiled by Simon Wolf, 1854 Jewish
soldiers served in the union and confeder-
ate armies during the civil war, though
there were at that time only 10000 Jews
in the country. In the Spanish American
war more than 1900 Jewish soldiers served
in the American armies, and the claim Is
made that the first man 20 volunteer was
a Jew and the first to be killed in battle
was Jew.
The Jews have taken prominent part
more than commensurate with their num-
bers in American politics. Quite number
of Jewish congressman have served in the
lower house of the national legislature and
FIVE have been honored with seats In the
United States senate. namely, judah r.
Reniernin of Louisiana, David L. Yulee Of
Florida, B. +. Jonas Of Louisiana, Joseph
simon OF oregon and Isidore Rayner of
MARYLAND. They have also been numerous
on the bench and in the diplomatic service
Jewish activity has perhaps, been more
nronourced in finance than elsewhere. DR..
Peters declares that 1.-THE Jew in finance
is invariably a creator and not pullef-
down" Many of the great fortunes which
have been made, notably in America, have
been made by wrecking railroads and other
established industries, but the Jews, with
comparatively few exceptions, have made
their money as manufacturers, bankers and
merchants About three years ago the
Jewish World published list, so far as
could be ascertained, Of the names of Jews
some 115 Jews had reached the million mark
out Of about 1900 millionaires throughout
the states The number has Increased
rapidly within few years and estimates
range from $50 to 175 Jewish millionaires In
the United States today. The credit of
Jewish financers also ranges high. The
declaration made by former Mayor Strong
of New York, at a meeting of the Associa-
ton OF Credit Men in New York, is often
quoted. He said:
Il have lost less money selling goods to
men who are not worth anything than In
selling goods to wealthy concerns 1 have
a case in mind of one who began buying
on credit of me one case of goods. In two
years his credit with us amounted to $780,
900 He was a Jew. In sixteen years he
divided s25O,OOO with his partner. l am
about one-fourth Jew. myself-that is,
have more faith in Jews paying than
have in Gentiles doing so. We have lost
four times with the latter to one of the
former and of Jews who failed ten have
paid 100 cents on the dollar to one of the
Gentiles."
In the arts and sciences the Jews in
America are not as conspicuous as Jews
in Europe, which is explained by their
more recent efforts along these lines. DR..
Peters book mentions the most notable
names in the various culture fields.
Among the writer's of verse are Emma
Lazarus, Peninah Noise, Miriam del Banco,
Nina Morais-C Cohen Cora Wilbur, DR.. S.
Soils Cohen, Mary Cohen, Rebekah Hyne-
man, Felix n. Gerson, Milton Goldsmith
and Morris Resented, the Ghetto poet
Among the novel writer's are Leo c. Des-
sar, Herman Bernstein, Ezra S. Brudno
Alfred j. Cohen, the dramatic critic bet
ter known under the non de plume of Alan
Dale, and Mrs Annie Nathan Meyer one
of the founders of Barnard cbllege-the
first women's college in New York City.
Among the dramatists are Mordecai NJ
Noah, Samuel b. Judah, Jonas b. Phillips
II. b. Somner David Belasco, Sydney Ros-
enfield and Martha Morton. Among the
actors are Samuel Bernard, David War
field, Louis Mann, Joseph Weber, Lewis
Maurice Fields, Joseph p. Adler and Herr
mann, the prestidlgitator; among the
actresses, Bertha Kalische, Clara Lipman,
Anna Held, Minnie Seligman and Victoria
Maud Peixotto; among the musical conduc-
tors Sam Frankie, Nahan Frankie, Alfred
Hertz, DR.. Leopold Damrosch, Walter
Damrosch.
Among the newspaper editors and pub
fishers are Joseph Pulitzer, THE World"
New York; Adolph S. Ochs and George w
Ochs, 1.-THE Times" New York, and Pub
lie Ledger" Philadelphia; NJ. II. De
Young, Chronicle" San Francisco; Ed
ward Rosewater and his son. Victor,
Omaha Bee" Fabian Franklin, the
News" Baltimore, and William Frlsch,
the Baltimore American"
Among the painters are Henry Mosler,
Max Rosenthal and his son, Albert; among
the sculptors, Moses ]. Ezekiel, Charles Fl.
Israes, Leopold Eiditz, Dankmar Adler
and Arnold w. Drummer.
Among the educators are Maurice Bloom
field and Jacob II. Hollander OF Johns
Hopkins; z, r. A. Seligman, Adolphe Cohn
and Richard Gottheil, Coumbia Charles
Gross, Harvard; Morris Jastrow, Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania; Jacques Loeb and
Max L. Margolis. University OF California;
Isidor Loeb, University of Minnesota;
Joseph Jastrow University OF Michigan;
Max Winker. University of Michigan;
Adoph Werner, College Of the City Of
New York, and Abram S. Isaacs, Univer-
sity Of the City of New York; Prof Mich
aeson, julius Stieglitz, Ernest Freund,
julius NJ. Mack, S. II. Clark and Emil @.
Hirsch of the University of Chicago.
Statistics OF Jewish population of the
United States indicate a steady growth.
At the time OF the revolution there we're
u about 700 Jewish families; in 1918 an esti-
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