The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-30
jews IN AMERICA 900 YEARS.
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED ~
THE JUD.EANS.

Louis MaFahaIi Declares the Hebrews Are
Not InteFlOptrs, but Here b. night %
Lens neaidenee-Ploneert % the race
Rebuned BY GOV Peter stuyyeant
The 2SOth anniversary Of the landing Of
the Jews In New York was celebrated at
the Savoy Hotel lat evening by the 'Ju-
deans a Jewish literary society, with =
banouet and a number OF addresses by
prominent members OF the society.
Edward Laut0rbach, who was at the
Savoy but was unable 10 attend the ban
ouet said that a movement was on foot,
headed by Jacob Sohif, 10 celebrate the
anniversary more deliberately next fan,
probably about Thanksgiving Day, and that
It was probable that q monument Of some
kind would then be erected in commemo-
ration Of the event.
Henry NJ. Leipziger, president Of the
Society Of JudRans. made a short address
in calling the meeting to order, in which he
outlined the story Of the coming here Of
twenty-seven Jews in 1855, relating how the
then Governor Of New Netherlands, Peter
Stuyvesant, refused az frst to let them
land They were Portuguese Jews who
had been driven out OF Brazil and had
stuyvesant finally consented TO their land
ing and staying here Professionally until
the question could be referred back TO the
Dutch East India Company in Holland.
The result Of this reference was that the
Jews were permitted to remain here, the
directors Of the Dutch East India Company
saying that the company was under too
many obligations to the Jews to make Il
otherwise than unworthy to exclude them
from establishing Themselves with privilege
to trade In New Netherlands.
After the opening address there was a
prayer. by the Bay. Dr. p. de Sola Msndss
and then The op OhinR paper Of the evening
was read by Louis Marshall.
The title OF the paper was Elements
o. the Population: Past and Present and
the burden Of Mr.. MArHhal's argument
was that the Jew was not an interloper here
az he waa 90 often twitted with being, but
that he was here by right Of res idence OF
England and Of virginia. The sdvent Of
the Jews in America, Mr.. MArshan con.
tinued antedatSd even the settlement OF
New England and virginia, a. there were
Jews even on the ships that brought Colum-
hus and bic expedition TO the American
shores.
Mr.. Marshall asserted With much vigor
that the Jews were entitled TO hold up their
heads with the PliritAns Of New England,
the planters OF Virginia and the Knicker-
bockers Of New York. In confirmation OF
this he made the stAtement that John Jacob
Astor. whom he described as the founder
Of the family Of that name with tts princely
wealth. had at q time early IN his career
beaten furs at 81 q day for one lyman
Levy. This circumstance, Mr.. Marshall said,
was not mentioned 10 put any blot upon
the Astor escutcheon, but simply by way
of illustrating the oontemporaneity OF
Jewish with the oldest American families
Of present prominence.
Leon HubneT read paper on the Jews
in the Arts, Sciences and Professions,
and in speaking Of how much the Jews were
identified with music In America said that
John Howard Payne, the author OF Home
Sweet Home was the son Of Jewish
mother.
other papers we're read a. follows: 'HoW
the other Half Lives; Pas and Present
by Benjamin Tuska; The Jew - Citizen,
by Prof. Morris Loeb; 'Congregatlons and
Charities, = by r.. Taylor Philips; Tho Jews
AZ Commercial FACTORS, by Julius Frank
The officers Of the JudBans for the
ensuing year are; President, Henry Leip.
Tiger; vice-presidentS, Richard Gottheil and
Isaac s. ISaacs; secretary, Philip Cowen
treaeureT Albaft Ulmann.