The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-24
ENCYCLOPEDIA KNOWLEDGE.


The Jewish Encyclopedia: \ rescrirtlyc
heLord Of tho History, Religion, LIZ
crstupe. and Custom. OF IN. Icv.ist
People from the Earliest Times to The
resent bay. Prepared lay More ihau
four Hundred Scholars and SpcciaIis,e
under inc Direction Of the following
Editorial Board: cyrus Adler, rh. II,
tDepar,ments OF Post Biblical An,iayi
tlos; tho Jews Of American. Wilhelm,
Eachcr. Fh. II ,Dnpa rtmcnts of the
tainIud snd Rabbinlcal I.itcraturcl
Gotulsrd Dculp~h, Pr. II. 1pcparttnnur
OF History from EZRA to 1902. History
ni Post -Thlmudic I.i,craturcl; Emil {;
iirssll. Ph. -, IL. -. department ui
the Rlbl"'; Joseph Jacobs. =. \. DC
par,ments OF The Jews ur England and
Ahlhropolo6y Revising Edltorl; kauf.
mann kohlrr. Pm. u. Departments o.
Iheology and Philosophy: Herman
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Russia aud PolandD Tsiaorc Singer Ph.
u 'prpartmntu OF Modern Bioer pny'
from 400 10 1900: Crawford U.~Toy
- -, l.b. u. Departments OF Hcbrc "
ihlI"logy aud liclcnisiic Lircra,urcI. /.
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y. ~. Secretary Of tho Board. William
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Using Editor Chicf Of the Bureau Of
Translation: lvIdoro Singer, Ph u
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~ Consulting Editors Volume X.
aud WaCnalls Company. New York
This tenth volume in this great series
comprises nineteen pages of preliminary
explanations and data. and $50 pages
of text proper. 1t begins with an ac-
count of David PhiIlipsou. An Amcri-
can rabbi, and cuds with David Sapl-
oscZ, German author Of Hebrew books
for the Young. II has critical article
on thc Phiii9tIucs; gives u genealogical
table showing the pedigree of the Phil,
bps family: has an exhaustive article
on Philo .iudacus; an article on Phlnc-
has. guardian uf the treasury of Jcru-
salem; AMI very fine illustrative AZ.
ticlc on PhYlarterics. pilgrimagcS are
defined and explained. with routes
given. rilpnl, or discussion, is traced,
therefor, but in its essence AMI hcne-
6ts The biography Of Isaac Pinto,
American rltualist and publisher. rs
coucisely given. The pipes used as in
struments arc described and illustrated.
pithom has a chart and critical text.
Piyyut. being a hymn aided 10 the
older liturgy during the Talmudlc era,
IS learnedly explained.
Plague has reference TO the plaques
Of Egypt and plaques in general, with
a plate showing the ten plaques ac:
'or0iug TO Passover llaCgadah OF
l695, and runs in description into four
pages. Plants are cxhaustiNcly dis
,usscd, with especial reference 10 the
olauts Of Palestine. Pledges, both as to
conduct aud as collateral or security,
,re discussed from the business and
staudpoints. Poetry Is dis
~ scd in its various forms, this being
III addition TO the considerable discus
;ions of practically the same subjects
n other volumes. Polemics and Poleml-
al Literature occupy upwards of seven
Jaaes, and tho exposition Is from the
most ancient times to modern. Police
avs are set forth and discussed, both
rom the civil and the religious stand
loipta,
Polygamy occupies two pages. and is
confined exclusively TO the jewish lit
,rature, Jewish customs, and the script
IraI standpoint. Portugal, as favor.
,ble recipient of Jewish settlement and
Is treating the Jews better than they
we're treated i'm Spain, has Its prals"
accordingly, and the Jewish settle
nents and activities In that country are
veil set forth, Pottery in all IT'S phases
IS touching the Jewish people is We'll
described and pictured. Prague. as an
ancient and important point for the
of the Jews, is gwen Jue
prominence. with many good 1llustra-
ions. PRAYER and Prayer Books are
discussed; and there are
number of fac simile pages of books III
various Hebraic characters. Priest, as
IF the highest authority among tue
Jewish people, receives It's proper rec
ignition; and the Priestly Code from
critical standpoint, is duly recog'
oized Printers marks constitute an
interesting study, and double page or
inc SMILES of such marks IS gwen.
Procedure in civil cases is Iully DIS
,ussed; and statistics of the proies,
,ions are given. Pronunciation and
Prophets and Prophecy, especially inc
after, receive large CONSIDERATION;
Proverbs, as book of wisdom ana
,royerbs in general, are fully and fair
v discussed. Providence, both as relat
,d to Gods kindness and charity, ana
,s relating TO other qualities, receives
.ritical treatment,
Prussia, as "A great center OF .leWlsl
is fully considered, and
Inc suffcrinps Of the Jews there, es
ncciallv in the times Of the crusades,
are fully set forth. Psalms are MS
,ussed. and there is a page from the
Psalm Book issued III Genoa in l2Ie'
with Latin gloss which mentions INC
discovery of America by columbus
There II also Iac SUNNI ~ l'''
censored page from Psa ms, WIN
<imhi IS Commentary, printed al Naples
in 1887. Another full page gives lae
.imilc or the title page from Tue
Midrash Tchillim, printed in Prague IN
1919, Pseudo-M cssiabs are mined, ana
their records given. Pseudonymous Lht'
,raturc is detailed at ronsiderhp,e
length. The Ptolcmics, rulers OF I!Np.,
kinl of the Jews, receive recognition
aud their biographies arc
piycn Uith discriminating iullnrsS.
There is biography Of Joseph Fun:
zcr. the proprietor of the New iorh
World who has recently died.
purim. great festival, Is fTcatcp
in ,his volume only as to the VARIOUS
features of the feast ms developed Al,
or its institution, the article - Es' ncr
exhaustively with tho origin OF
The feast. \ number of drawings are
given in connection with ih's art'eiII'
and some very curious rlatcs are ~
In.tra.ed in connection with 1t.
Tho title Rabbi (master! Is trsatso
az fully from both the ancient ana 'Ge
,nodern standpoint. Reform 'jnds'1p Is
considered Historically and tbcoloGt
a.. most 1nifT-