The Denver Jewish news., 1919-08-13
JEWS HAVE NO SECULAR LIFE IN
HAWAIIA.
Interesting Letter Gives Graphic Des-
cription Of Jews in Honolulu.

ltdWdllun lSlaIluS. uuuresScu ~ Di-
Gottiiard Deutsch of the Hebrew Tn
ion College faculty, describes pecu-
liar state of affairs. and suggests that
Honolulu offers n fine field for the
activities Of the Synagog and Sabbath
School Extension Bureau of the I'm.
ion of American Hebrew Congresa-
tons
The letter reads as follows:
Dear Prof. Deutsch: No doubt yo,i
will recognize the writer of this as
one who some years ago has published
his adventures in Mexico; also as the
former editor of the B'nai Birth Mes
senger and Social Worker. Los Angeles.
Cal. Times and condition over which
we have no control. bring us to new
ventures and adventures, and here J.
am now in Honolulu!
Before left the mainland 1 looked
| up the Jewish Encyclopedia and found
regarding this place that it has n Jew
ish popula tion of 60 families, con-
gregatiOn in possession of Il 'Sefer
Torah. the gift of n former queen; II
cemetery, etc. What l found: no con-
yregation, no cemetery, no Sefer Tornh,
| the latter again in possession OF the
ex-royal family as there is no one here
TO make use OF it. Imagine MY disap-
| pointment. after being active among my
people for almost Lifetime, not to
| 81, s,;u Of Tnxx-Ict, nrfiNify
here.
| / was informed that Jewish con-
gregation existed here once, also
cemetery but both were abandoned on
Jewish residents here.
! The exact number of Jewish people
| here is-hard to estimate. as many have
married natives and are practically
lost to Judaism; still there are enough
| families where both parents are Je"s,
also single people to maintain some
Jewish institution. shou.u the proper
steps be taken.
! Owing to the fact that this * more
of an Oriental city, certain lines of
| trade carried on by our people on the
mainland. such as tailoring, etc, are
scarcely to be found here; on the other
/ hand. some of the better lines in the
wholesale and retail trade are owned
| by Jews. To cite few us EXAMPLES:
! Wholesale and commission merchants
- Rubinstein 4 CO.. armand Well
H. Co, f. LANCER & Co, Jos. Schwartz
4 Co. Retail Clarion, Ideal. Hub ana
Model, clothing stores: Jacobson Bros.
shoes ,Lowenfeld Bros. and Israel
Fine. jewelry; J. NJ. Levy, groceries
Metropolitan Meat Market, etc. The
above are Ashkenazim; there are also
n few Orientals in business; the
Movie King" as usual. is also one vi
our people. Mr.. Joel c. Cohen. ex-
supervisor and several times candidate
for mayor on the Republican ticket;
he is II rcputed millionaire. Another
wealthy family here is said to he the
SpitZers (Austrians), several DrOtli.
ers. large owners of real estate; .lso
the Loewisson Bros, extensive planta-
tion owners Books. stationery, picture
frames. etc. are represented by j.
Kahn and ASessrs Davis 4 Shalite OF
the Hawaiian Art Co. (By the way,
MIR. Kahn is proud of the fact that all
of his sons. three in number, have Just
been released from the army, where
they served with distinction and were
commissioned officers. A large ns.m-
Der of Jewish soldiers and Officers are
also to be found in the various mill
tary camps here, and many more are
expected in the near future. and the
situa ton is both ludicrous and pathetic
when they are released from duty on
Jewish holydays to he among their
people, but instead wander about the
streets like sheep without a pastor.
In view of the above, do YOU not
think it is case for the Department
of Synagog and School Extension, who
has taken such an interest in the Mex
lean case. to look into this being a
part of the U. s.?
Needless to say our Christian friends
of the missionary stamp, are AS busy
us bees among soldiers and civilians;
there is something doing all the time; /;
y. NJ. C. A., w. C. C. s.. Salvation
Army. X. of c., churches of all de-
nominations. overlapping in many in-
stances in providing free lunches.
| dances, etc.
The whole town is in II ierment now
over the mysterious disappearance of
| Il Jewish young lady, Miss Francis