The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-17
PIDYON HA.BEN FOR HAROLD
BI0ON'S FIRST norm REDEEHED
ACCORDING 10 THE LlU.
Aarteni jewish Ceremony In which Many
&C the De'ertiNe'S brother OalcerS
T0Sk = Nv ely Interest shower Of
NaSeli eos From ~ directions.


NaSsIisHs Prem 40 D'rer'IOas.
The star. he centre oG interest was.
naturally enough. Master Harold Bloom.
aged ~ DAYS. blinking his bright eyes
and lying on IA" lace covered pillow.
-as good a. gold a. every woman
present declared Then there WAS hi-
father. Detective Moses Bloom of In
speCtoT MCt aTeTty's stan end Grandma
and Grandpa Bloom. ia" latter black
haired youngster ~ 80. aud mstrrnol
Great -GTandma Fanny MA--armau. an
active young lady IL NJ. the moIh- ~
el,v-l who Just To prove that yOut IA
will hRV" - fling nov and then gJ-~ Z"
the theatre ot an evening unat tended
All the-. aud many relatives, men
and women. II th,. Bloom family and ~
many d,t-ctives of his stan a. INSPECTOR
MN'anerty could spare were present
yesterday Afternoon for IN" Hebrew
ceremony Of Pidyon Ha- Bel whereby
kOhen High Pri"sp y. solomon. who
besides b-ing hereditary kOhsn -
Manhattan merchant. sold Young master
Harold Bloom IN his father and mot her
This purchase by the father and mother
was necessary because the Blooms. l~ng
OTi hodOK Jews. ahid. by th- ancient
Mosaic law declaring that the first born
II q hoy belongs to IN" synagogue until
by a purchase price IT gold or silver
no brass ar oIh"r haD-" metal l-'Ing a"-
ceptible the parents shall acquire rightful
poSss~sio ~ ia" hoy.
Detective Blooms pretty and roumy
hai az sT3 south Second street Williams
burg was crowded before I O'Clock IA the
afternoon. the women keeping strictly
to themselves IN the -ttinE room and
the men guests all halted remaining m
the parlor Even tn" grntil''S a., they
arrived shouted hearty -maz"lton-
lCongratul Ions'. ana th" Sh"af of t"le-
grams from Blooms fellow detectives
whom McCafsrty could not spar" Pil
ended with ma Ssliof In the psrlor
was a table loaded with many good things
tn es'. and also u held plentiful supply
81 -chnapps. and hstwe"n ia" guests
about the Schnapps ther" were timely
calculations NJ -I-achaIm'- which Is Md
dish for How or Here's looking toward
you according to preference of expires
SION.
For the benefit IT the gentIIr- there
was much good natur..d offering " "N-
plantations rega RIDING tn" interesting Care-
monv for winch Pll waited PidyOn
Ha- Ben - translated r-demptio n Of m"
first horn son and the ceremony dates
from the tune vs. hen he Jews wer. slaves
m keypt Tn" ceremony - "I--erysad
not very frequently nov the elders sad
she King their h"ads ~ least not very
often IN New Yorx h.ca uss 80 many lsw-
have fall.n away from ~trIct orthodoxy
And then. too. only q k0hen may OhiCi-
ate ~ the ceremony .ud only those . -
kohens who ere the iir-t torn sons 81 th.
desCend. nts Of a brother of Mu-@s
When Master Harold had h~..n drr--s.,,
IN his prettis--t and told 20 he good i.,-
CAUSE the ceremony hid 10 he performed
before -undoWn Of the thir'I-th de =
the men were asked INTO the -i'ting room
and > n e. thersarl . 10 und the table whereon
Ha rOld repo-ed on his pillow Then IN
ancient r. hbl instructed Detective Bloom
IN h,- pari Of the ceremony and ConCliIds-'i
nv Sang the father n b" would MAKE
h.S r.-pon-.- "a English 81 Hebrew
ONi,.r Bloom - Mrnhltt n tpru aud
was O. l?W Ciork bsfors he bs.,-arIp % iol4rs.-
man and he Their thought he would &C.
along brtt.T ~ English tn produce
a ,horti- 81 protesting grpln~ from 10"
elder md Gre. ~" Ddnafrua Fanny
Nr-.sr'ua n shook her h"r q 80 tly IN .
Buufu rn~Uur c-d bv tr su'lV uud-
from half dozen stewart t"'"r'Iv"
utiic-r- sad rhst rather than offend th.
eld.r- h- would ttks a chs mo-" ~ H"hr,-N
Then koh.n solomon a-ksd the e. fher
e be vs. pT-pa ret - b'iy IN" infant
Harold bloom r"I bed th1' he Wa
and for purcht~. price b" h1udsd over
To M. kphen a goid watch nd ChrIn aud
a diamond ring The" III" koh.u r.
uulr-d the father tu place 10y To" sd" Il
the infant who himself took IN iuluI-f
s~lf hssfV A. a wsaff .
IA on the ceremony THIN tho kuhsu
-aid To- young Mr Bloor
Wa this chIld born - vuu''
The Young mother answered. i"cl-iv"'y
thar % was and also assured th. kuh"u
ID ~ u waS man Ch'ld
Then turning o. ~" it her iN' huh~u
asked
Which will vnu take 49,. Turo.hl -
pFiC,. living there uT the vni'u NII.' fhsr'''-
Summoniug h. N..~' H.hr'.v aud -ttl'
hea rtsned hv Encouraging q, IL md " IiiN-
from h. f.lluS pfic-r- Bloom sad 10.
would take IN" Child
Ther,ut,on "A glass ~ vin. Wa poured
and Ia Ttaksn - by ~" kphen VINO then
r,.citsd a prayer ~ Hebrew. put the watch
and the ring m hi- pock"t and indicated
- ths. mother that the ChIld was hers
Mr. Bloom ~na ch-d up the hal'V aud
promptly mother and child disappeared
FOR some minutes m a -tprtn 81 hugs amt
kisses from feminine friends aud rrH
tiNs~
AFTER that the compauy adinurn.d To-
th. Iarior for Entertainments and Their"
YER, frauv pretty stories iuid ~ hDN The
father ~ HAROLD wis induced 10 -" -urh
= good polic" Nicer mat b" VS. called
- HeadquaTter- Tor dei"riIy" duty AMEN
he had been ~ he fore" btIt yeHT ""
Sa- uot married thsn hut wa- taking m"
matter over with M" prs-.'ni Mr. Bloom
and -hs. agreed 20 IA me- the dav when h"
hsrslu. a dste'ttNr
- they were ma rried and have lived
happtly since and A. bate hour ls-' night
SDtn. husky detective officers wearing
aprons which = uuintSeT ~ amazingly
pretty JEWISH maidens had tied around
their naCk- were RAISING -chnapp- and
stuffed fish 10 the elders amidst q CHORUS
Of -larhaIIn- punctIIated nos and tho
by solo from Master Harold. Who seen 81
10 be Indignant that h. had ceased ~ 30
the centre ~ interest
aRaera NJ Hath leaeRgss