The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-10
A GREAT EDUCATIONAL WORK.

The Jewish Encvclopedia y Descriptive
Eocord of th" History, Religion. Lltera-
turct and Customs Of tho Jewish Poo
Pc from the Earliest Times TO the
Present Dav. Prepared By More than
four Hundred Scholars and Special.
lsta, Including Cyrus Adler. Ph. r..
Isaac Is. Funk, -. H.. Ill. n. Emil g.
nirsch. Fh. n. IL. d. and William
Pepper NJ. ~. Ph. p. Associate Re-
Using, Editor Chief Of the Bureau OF
Translation, all under the direction OF
IsIdorc Singer Ph H.. Protector and
Managing Editor. assisted by Ameri-
can and Foreign Boards OF Consulting
VII Funk & Wagnalls Company. Pub
fishers. New York
This eighth volume of the great edu-
cational work named is fully up 10 the
very high standard maintained in the
volumes which have preceded IL. The
volume begins with Leon (rcferring TO
a great Spanish Portuguese family.
and ends with Morayia. The same
care IN details. the same excellence of
print and Of illustration distinguish
this volume as they have distinguished
the others. There arc here many
gcncalogics Of important Jewish fami-
lies; there arc fac SMILES of note
worthy aud historical prints. manu-
scripts. and important documents. The
frontiSPiece is fine reproduction of an
Illuminated page from the "Iad - Of
Malmonidcs. taken from the manu-
script in the British Museum dateed
1i12. There arc illustrations Of ia
nous buildings. Of medals, of occur
rcpccs relating 10 tbc Jews. Of process.
sions in the celebration of various
events and ceremonies; there are music
scores; and there is reproduction of
thc inscription on the famous Moabite
stone.
The volume abouuds in biographies,
even more than other volumes in the
series have done. There is r long dis
cnsslON Of literature. showing well for
the Jewish mental activity: and great
attention is devoted to famous schol
ars and authors among the Jews who
have made important contributions. lit
erarv. historical religious, and bio
graphical Liturgy occupies nine
pages. and is q very fine article There
is long description. historical and well
illustrated. of the City Of London, with
Views of various famous edifccs there
IN, and a map Of the Jewish quarter;
n long list of Jewish men who have
been prominent III London is given
and their charities are recountcd with
much satisfaction. The article on Mar
tin Luther is a fine example Of impair
tial and scholarly reatment Natu-
rally the Maccabces come in for praise
and historic narration Mnnassah, as
one of thc patrlarchs. receives due at.
tentlon. and other Manassascs who
have won fame also get their dues. The
title Manuscripts Is fine critical
study, and is illustrated by more than
four pages Of varying STYLES Of Hebrew
writing The titlc Marriage deals
with an important subject, and deals
with il thoroughly and well; number
of illustrations Of marriage ceremonies
arc, given. Carl Marx. the great So
clallst has rs good biography in tins
work as any man need have "Maso,
rah - is fully explained. and exam.
Piles of Masoretic writings arc given,
- Mathematics receives rather scaut
treatment, although many Jews have
been distinguished mathematicians,
. Mazlah' and the whole Scder serv-
Ice receive broad treatment. Med.
cine in which the Jews of the mid
die ages were especially expert. is de.
scribed at length. both on its merits
and from the historic view. 4 great
number Of memorial dates are given.
and the data throughout arc Of the
most important character. "MendeIs-
sohn Is an illustrlous name in music
and IN other respects among the Jews,
and naturally much attention is dc
voted to that name and the illustrious
ones who have borne it. "Micahr as
one OF The prophets. the Book Of Mi
cab. and Michael, all receive appro-
pirate treatment. Midrash' natu.
rally receives. with Midrash Hagga
dah,' good deal of attention, and
many pages are devoted to them, and
to the smaller Midrashim Mishnah,
the great commentary upon the proph
cts, and carrying the traditional doe.
trjncs first of oral instruction, receives
devoted attention in many pages
" Moab naturally comes in for con
sideraiiou. and the Moabjte Stone, an
illustration appropriate for il. is pic.
turcd. with inscription. Mohammed
receives impartial review. Monteforc
including the whole family. aud espe.
cially the great Sir Moses Montcfloro
are lovingly dwelt upon, as is clearly
his due. for he was noble character,
Moloch and his worship are fairly de.
taileed. and the work as whole is one
Of great learning. and is full of in.
structiou and information, grandy pre-.