The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-26
KOSHER MEAT
PRICES TOO
HIGH
Trenton Hebrews Form New
Society to Secure
Reduction.

TRENTON, Sept. 26.-In order that
every Hebrew in town may adhere
strictly to the principles first laid down
by Moses, a new synagogue has been
formed among the younger members of
the two synagogues now in town and
others that do not belong to any con
gregation. The main reason given for
this action is that those concerned wish
to do away with the graft that they
claim infests the present synagogues in
town.
For the last fifteen or twenty years
the resident Jewish butchers have been
required to pay from So to s12 a week
for the use of the shochet in preparing
kosher meat. At first the demands
were slight and the price of kosher
meat remained at a low figure, neve
reaching above thirteen cents a pound
and In many seasons of the year being
much cheaper. Later, the demands be-
came heavier and the butchers raised
the price of kosher meat from time to
time.
1t Is claimed by members of the new
congregation that the butchers have
raised the price many times in excess
of what they have to pay the syna-
gogues or rabbis. Some of the butchers
Directing to the tribute levied on Ihem
took to killing their own meat. This
soon got noised around among the
Jewish people and finally reached the
ears of the rabbis. They warned their
brethren not to partake of any meat
bought from these butchers. and grad
ually the butchers were forced GU OF
business. Then the cost of kosher meat
SCARED so that MANI were unable to
buy 1t.
The new congregation calls itsolf
1.-THE People of Right" Rabbi Meyer
Rabinowitz has been secured to come
here from New York. This society be-
lieves that any one has a right to kill
for his own use, provided that the rabbi
or the shochet is paid. The society has
fixed a scale of prices which the mem
beers believe will cause the price Of ko-
sher meat to go down. SO that every
Hebrew family in Trenton can have
kosher meat again. The society does
away altogether with the paying of a
large sum of money weekly to the
and makes a price of fifty
cents a head for cattle and five cents a
head for chickens killed by the rabbi.
INQUIRIES made among the Jewish
killers and kosher butchers of this city
today by an EVENING STAR reporter
showed that no trouble similar to that
mentioned above was in evidence oil
expected in this city.
Rabbi Halperin, of the Jones street
synagogue, who is also supervisor Of
various kosher killing establishments
stated today that the killer, butchers
and Jewish people in this city were
satisfied with the conditions. He stated
that there had been no demand for ar
! increase in wages by the killers ant
that the butchers were not asking higl
prices for kosher meat or fowl.
Max Hailperin, a killer of fowl in one
of the Prince street markets, corrobo'
rated what the rabbi, who is his father
had said. According to his statement
there are eight fowl killers in this city
and about nine cattle dealers. They
are appointed by the various rabbis
The former are paid from $40 to SIS pei
week and the latter from $12 to SIS
Monday and Tuesday they o a full
day, Wednesday and Sunday a hall
day, Thursday about three-quarters Of
q day, and Saturday there is no killing
whatever.
The retail price of kosher chicken
alive in this city today is Is cents g
pound, an increase of n cent ovel
last week. The butchers pay 15h cents
and thus realize little profit. Kosher
beef sells at from Q to Ii cents whole
sale and from IA to 16 cents retail
There are five kosher cattle-killinf
places in this city and four kosher
fowl killing establishments.