The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
Distinguished cares oF Jewish Rabbi.

ReV. EInanuel 0ksfHne1Il, Tue HGN
spiritual director q Bikur Cnolnn
Congregation of this city, is 81 years
old and was bornain London, Eng
land, being the eldest son of the late
Jacob sternheim, fsr many years In
vestigating agent fsr the Jewish As
sociation for the Protection of Girls
and Women.
From his student days onward
Rabbi Sternheim dHYoted himself IN
ceasingly to the aneIioration Of the
condition of those snaong those whom
be lived and workeA III East London
where for upWardsp Of ten years he
was engaged IN soRIal and religious
work. He was prominently identified
with all the more Important Anglo
Jewish organizaton3 especially witt
those operating in sEast London. Al
though not acIually resident IN Toy
bee Hall, as he live with his people
in East London, ha was for many
, ears engaged IN Yae manifold &C
tivities Whlcn centa around this in
s1itution, which, While it is non-sec
tartan, is naturally situated where
it is in the midst d London's, ghetto
the center of much Jewish effort.
Rabbi Sterheim has Travelled mucl
in continental Europe having made
an exhaustive study Of social condi
tions in Holland, France and else
where. He is a good linguist, pro
flclent III various foreign tongues.
Since his RESIDENCE in the United
States, ne served with conspicuous
success as head worker Of the Jewish
settlement, CleVelana. O., and subse
quently accepted the position as rab
Di with the Hebrew Union Congrega
tion, Greenville, Miss. During his
occupancy of this pulpit he was q
popular preacher ana speaker in Mis-
slssippi and nearby states, in many
pulpits and on many platforms.
He was appointedHby the governor
Of Mississippi to repgesent that stats
at the First American Conference OF
Social Insurance, and at many Other
recent conventions. During his resi-
dence in Greenyille he was most sue
cessful in giving it al public library
raised a large sum of money for the
purpose, was secretary from the in
ception and until his leaving the city
He took a prominent part in the
formation Of the Business League
and was exceedingly active in every
form of civic and educational en-
deavor.
In the United States his literary
achievements have been considerable
He is associate editor East ane
West India literary editor, sThe
American Jew st..Louis, Mo-, ane
a constant contributo.. to The Amer
lean Hebrew" t'AmerIean Israelite,
American Review Of Reviews,
''The Nation New York Times
Book Review" Survey, Interna
tional Journal of Ethics, s American
Sociological Review, etc
Rabbi Sternheim married six years
Eago ias III aughteI 7di1
of MIS-. K Benjamin OF Hackney
London, and the late Harris Benja
min, for many years a prominen
member of the Jewish community O
Portsmouth, England, where hi
daughter, Miriam, was born and ed
ucated, being graduate of tn
Portsmouth high school and teachers
college. Mrs. Sternheim was a teach
er at the Stepney S Jewish school
London, for some. time, and is alss
deeply interested in social and reli
gious work. Rabbi and Mrs. Stern
helm have one daughter, Naomi, borl
IN 1910.
Rabbi Sternheim is a member 0
a great number of Important Learned
bodies, sociological societies and re
ligious, civic and educational organ
izations, in the work of which h
takes a very prominent part. He i
regarded as an authority in the SO
Geological field.