The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-03-03
Ry GEORGE w. (OCHS) OAKES.
A paper read before the New York

SttIlUn NlotlItll VI Jt"iSh
1t is II curious phenomenon, as yet
unexplained, in the dispersion of the
jews after the destruction of the
Temple. that their migration was al
most exclusively westward. The ell
tire drift. from present statistics, OF
this Oriental people, was toward the
Occident. to Il civilization widely ar
fering in religion. customs and IAN
suage hence producing the conflicts
which are inevitable between neigh
of events that the dispensing Jews
should settle among the Orientals !;
they had been near ncighhors for CEN
turtles. and their language and culture
were somewhat akin. But the contrary
was the case, for after the lapse of
twenty centuries we find the Jewish
ratio in Asia to he practically NIL
while in western countries it is in
creasing at n rapid rate.
In the world today there are up
wards of 15.25O,OOO Jews. OF this
total the Continent of Asia contains
less than 100000. and of this number
$1,000 are in Palestine. and all the
rest save 10000 are in Asiatic Turkey
and Russia. Among the uncountable
millions in Japan, China, India, Persia,
AfglIanistan. lava. estimating the to-
tai population ut SOO.OOO. 900. there are
but 10000 Jews, one in 1000. At this
rate, New York City would have one
Jew in $50 residents. whereas there is
one to every four. or to reverse the
comparison. If the New York basis eX-
listed in Asia there would dwell there
the prodigious total Of 2OO.ON.VD OF
our people instead. of an insignificant
10000
At the commencement of this era
life and culture along the Medirerran-
r can di,, not differ widely from the
manners in Palestine. 1t would he
assumed when the Jews proceeded
westward they would seek hnbitatiOn
among those most sympathetic. and in
the lapse of centuries, would there be
found IN greatest number. yea once
ugain the Jewish currents dcfied the
rthnic laws. Among the 25.OOO,OOO
Levantines we find today only 425.OOO
Jews diVided as ioiiows: III ->ise,i"'
among '''>'''"" people, there ARE ''
ri, IL per cent: in Egypt, among
il'-o''3l'' there are ""'"'''' o'e'"'''
Of one per cent: in Morocco they num-
her l03.112 among 5.OOO.OOO. I'll per
cent Ill lrlpoli there are i"'"'" h'h"'s
o2"oW' 30 per cent Ill i''ii>' ''''''
among i'"'~""' ~ per CENT
'ohtr'st these iis"res WIN '''c ''''
aloh mere. we nave over ''''""''"''
"cws' representing 81 per cent. Oh 'he
t'tal popniatioh' eie'eh times t'e mum
Ger residing III All the hatiohs "'r"ei-
ing the Sied'terr'henh. III ''e S'"'sS
thht lornieriy cons'i'"'e" -t"S''" INV
percentage is f4.42' Ill european H''s-
sih 'chieii! ioiah"'' f''' per ech'''
III Noumahia' ".i' per cent. Inc mum
Der III Asia ana Airich ~ o-o'V"' iep
resehtihg apo"' d per cent vi 'he 'o'"'
humber III the woriu' oiie rei'a'h'hs
10 per cent. reside III Europe anu -N'''e'
lea.
In reihtihe the foregoing iae's II Is
clear that the part III 'iis "iscusSioii
assigned me Japan. South Africa "i'"
emma Is OF small importance anu may
be covered IN rev WORDS.
AS respectS 'hiha' there are III ho"s
Kong ana the STRAITS SettlemehtS p''
'iS7 Jews or which number approx
matrly ioo are IN Hohg Nohg. Inc
Jews in CHINA. are under no poiiticai
disabilities; they now ENJOY cana nave
from the beginning as nave all other