The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-17
A GREAT INSTRUCTOR,

The Jewish EncyeIopedis: 4 ,g,se psser'pffiye
tcrature. and Customs OF the JcNlsh
People from The Earliest Times 10 ths
eresen, DAY Prspsred by by More M0S,siaiIs,a ihan
under the Dlrsetion OF ,o thH tollG"'ns ns
Departments Of Post Bibnce! Anti1qul
lies; tho lows OF Ameiica); Wilhelm
Bachcr, PHI. j.. departments OF the
Tslnud and Rabbinical Literaturel :
Gotthard Deutsch. Phi, ID (Depsrtmcnt
Of History from 1i92 IN 1900; RICHARD
Gottheil. Ph. II. department OF History
from Ezra 10 1899; History OF Post
Talmudic T.lteratuIel; Emil 6, llirsch
Blble): Joseph Jacobs. Is A. depart.
ments of the Jews of England and
Anthropolosy; Revising Editor kauf;
Theology and Philosophy; Herman
nosenthal department OF the Jews Of
Russia and Poland): Isldore Singer, Ph.
-. department OF Modern Biography
from 1850 to lso5); Crawford ~, Toy,
u. D., LII. II. departments Of Hebrew
Philology end Hcllenisi!c Litcraiure);
F, S. A.. Secretary OF tho Board; VIII
liam Pepper, NJ. A., Pm. D., Associate
Revising Editor; chief Of the Bureau of
Translation; lsidore singer Ph. D.,
Protector and Managing Editor; Assist
ed by American and Foreign Baords Of
Consulting Editors. Volume 1X.. Mora
and Wegnslls Company, New York.
This is the ninth volume, in order,
of this very great publication. The
volume comprises 6s5 pages, besides
the preliminary pages. which them
selves number twenty. The titles run
from Morawczyk, family OF Polish
scholars. 10 Phoebus. Philippson, Ger
man author aud physician. Every sub
iect alpha betically falling between
these names is treated with fullness,
a learning, and critical ability
worthy of high praise. The carefulness
in "details. the excellence Of print, the
artistic qualities of the illustrations,
all are evident in this volume as IN
those that have gone before,
In Morbitlity' the tendencies 10.
ward disease are treated fully, and the
vital statistics Of Jews are given when
ever the text leads 20 that subject.
Morocco has many pages 1cvotel TO
it,, with spccial view TO the resi-.
dence and condition of the Jews In
that country. Mortality among the
Jews is treated from the expert stand,
point, and the personalities Of Jews
who have attained distinction in every
walk of life receives much attention.
The title "Moscs. as ono would
naturally expect. calls for many pages
of text and also for illustration. Fac
SMILES of Jewish writings are many,
and some very beautiful. The title
"Music' is expanded into number
of pages, and illustrative examples are
given of the mnsic Of the Jews. The
title "Names' is learpcdly anil fully
treated, giving one q pretty thorough
insight into the nomenclature of the
Jewish people; and many genealogcs
of prominent families are given. Ma
Chan ~
herein, as one might naturally expect.
Much attention is given TO the
Netherlands and the settlements and
the activities of the Jews therein.
There arc illustrations of the BLESS.
ings of the New Moon, and of many
Jewish institutions and synagognes-
The "New Testament is written
upon, naturally, from the Jewish stand.
point. afording many new views OF
The documents and customs referred to.
New York has many pages detailing
lis a map Of tho city containing clas'
sihcd list of places Of Jewish inter
est in the great city. The article is
one of great interest
Excavations in the great Temple Of
Bel at Nippur are shown In lilustra-
ton. AMI described in text. Noah has
MANY pages from sources scripturai,
traditional, AMI mythical. Numismatics
receives full treatment, and there is a
doube-paGe illustration Of various
COINS. Odessa. stronghold Of the
Jews. is described, and the. syna-
cogues and schools there are pictured.
The text on Oral Law AMI on Ordeal
are fine examples of complete, criti-
cal. and concise description.
Palestine, rs one might expect, is
recognized as an extraordinary subject,
and is treated of at length in many
pages, and there are numerous charts
of Palestine in the various periods of
its history, Paris is shown rs a great
hca,lamarters of the Jews. and the ac-
great metropolis are shown 10 have
been very striking and very great. 81
Passover is dwelt upon Mt con
siderable length, the descriptions being
full and instructive. Pentatcuch, Pen.
tecost. Pedagogics, Pedigree, and
Periodicals are all well treatel: the
latter being surprisingly ampllfed.
= Persia as the ancient protector OF
the Jews. aud the striker off of their
shaekles so that tho return to Jcrusa-
lem was possible, is most generously
treated Philadelphia. where the
Jewish activities have been free and
very distinguished. takes a good many
pages of text and illustration. Alto
cether, the volume is most worthy
successor of the praiscworthv volumes
that have gone before in this series.
aud an admirable continuance of the
educational value Of this great cncy-
clopedia.
A FINE SHAKESPEARE.