Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
ZANGWILL EPIGRAMS
CLEVER THINGS THE WITTY AUTHOR
SAID ABOUT THE JEWS.
The Way He Compared His Coreii-
gfOnists to United states Bonds-Ht,
Illustration Of some of the striking
Hebrew characteristics.


sfOnists "a United states Bonds-Hi,
Illustration of some of the striking
Hebrew characteristics.
Some years since Israel Zangwill
when OH visit to this country deliv-
cred an address In New York city to
which he then coined concerning the
characteristics of the Hebrews are here
offered:
The Jews had no country Of their
own. They could not possess the land
OF their fathers In reality. So they
made a portable Palestine. They car
ried 1t wherever they went. This was
spiritual country. 1t could not be as
sailed by their opprassors.
There have been two conceptions of
the Jew-one that he lends money and
wants 1t back again. the other that he
deals I'm old clothes. The truth Is Jews
have been everywhere. They have
been everything except pope of Rome.
and they have come near to that. Ii
they dealt In old clothes II was because
papal DEGREES forbade them trading In
iron.
Jews In way were as good as Unit
ed States bonds. only United States
bonds may re converted. but when a
Jew was converted he lost his value
Because Shylock was rich and Jes-
sica beautiful all Jews are rich and all
Jewesses are beautiful. l wish II were
So
A good looking Jew was considered
the fool Of the family. which is conso-
latiOn for some of us.
The black plague swept over Europe.
The Jews escaped by reason Of their
different hygienic laws. The Christians
charged them with poisoning the wells.
and thousands Of Jews were put to
death for not dying Of the plague.
Colonel Roosevelt told me that the
Jews OF his regiment were among his
bravest soldiers, and when Hobson had
to be kissed 1t took Jewess to do II.
Jews not only furnished money for
Columbus expedition, but his first
lieutenant WIS Jew. This officer dis
covered tobacco, which Is greater than
America.
Carlyle said the Jews had no humor,
but Carlyle was Scotchman.
A beggar s ole spoon from a wealth.
Ter member { his race who had enter
tanned him. When detected the beggar
said: by taking the spoon l brok,
the eighth commandment, which says.
Thou shalt not steal liz | had not
"A 10 \ ha hrn ha
which says, Thou shalt not covet'
saw l had to break one commandment
anyhow, so | thought might as well
have the spoon"
1t has always been the desire Of Jew
ish fathers, however rich, to have learn
ed sons-in-law, however poor. do not
find this custom prevalent today.
To Illustrate why there are no good
Jews In fiction Mr.. Zangw!li related
the story Of the lion and the cub. The
cub had seen painting Of Samson
vanquishing the lion, and said to Its
parent: II have seen many contests
between lions and men. and always the
men have been the victors. Why are
there no pictures showing lions over.
lions have no painters" was the par.
ent's reply.
The Jews have been scattered to the
four winds among all the nations Of
the earth They have been Of immense
service tc every country that has har-
bored them. II reminds me OF the story
Of the crocodile which opened Its mouth
On a I'd m icrht 90 M 70 nd
the leecEes which annoyed It. There
was mutual benefit from the operation.
II Is not strange that sometimes the
Jews And the crocodlle's mouth closing
upon them. 1t was natural that Jews
should congregate around their syna-
gogues. They became to some extent
isolated from the people among whom
they dwelt. This isolation brought with
II suspicion and suspicion caused more
isolation for mutual protection.
In medieval times the nations Of |
Europe had conception Of the Jewish |
character compared to which Shake |
speare's Shylock was saint. 1t was |
this that brought about the compulsory |
ghetto.
There are two general types Of Jews, |
the German and the Spanish. The |
Spanish Jews speak mixture Of He
brew and Spanish. The German Jews
speak Yiddish, mongrel Of bad Ger
man and every other language in the
world.
The Jews financed the crusades vol
UNFAIRLY and involuntarlly. There was
nothing they had not financed. not even
their own persecutions.-New York
Herald.