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Morris JdstrOU, Jr.,
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not before il. a. the Riblc narrative
states.
The translation continued that Noah
and not Adam nte tho forbidden fruit.
The translation gave no record Of an
expulsion Of Noah" from the garden
but said that he was punished with
ordinary mortality. Dr. Langdou'S
entire position WAS disputed by Or.
Jastrow, who declared that Nippur tab.
lets did not show anything Of the kind
RidiCuIed Pro Germanism
During the recent war Dr. Jastrow's
name was found among n list of noted
educators and others who were spokcn
OF as friendly to Germany. The list
was said TO belong 70 German agent
brought To this country by Count Won
Bernstorff.
DR.. Jastrow ridicuIrd the aspersion
Of pro -Germanism. Ten months after
the war started and nearly two years
before America entered the great strug-
gle. DR.. Jastrow had expressed himself
forcibIy on the conduct of Germany.
DIR. Jartrow admitted his sentiments
had inclined toward Germany. where
ne studied for years. but he said The
wanton sinking of the Lusitania had
changed his views.
The scholars latest controversy
was with DR.. Felix +. Schelling, pro-
fessor Of English literature at the Uni
versity It grew out of DR.. Schelling 9
comments on THE War and the Bag.
dad Railway" book written by DR..
Jastrow. The author hcatedly denied
the book contained passages indicating
pro Germanism. This was in 1918.
Born In Warsaw
DR.. JGstrow was born August 13.
1851, in Warsaw. whore his father,
the Rev. DR. Marcus Jastrow. was at
the time minister Of the German Jewish
Congregation. In 1886 the family came
to this city. where Rabbi Jastrow had
accepted a call to become the minister
Of the Jewish Congregation ROdef
Shalom.
= DR.. Jastrow received his carly train
ing in private schools and in 1877
entered the department Of arts of the
University of Pennsylvania. receiving
the degree Of bachelor of arts in June.
1881. a few months after graduation
he proceeded TO Germany and carried
on his studies in Oriental languages
and literatureS at the universities Of
Breslau. Leipzig and Strasburg. be
sides spending on" winter in Paris at
tending lectures nj the College de
France. the Ecolc des Hantes Etudes
and at the Ecole dos Langucs Oricntalcs
Vivantes.
II was his original intention to enter
the ministry. and with this in view he
also attended courses in the Jewish
Theological Seminary at Rreslau from
1881 to 1884. In July, 1884. h" passed
his examinations at the University OF
Leipzig and received the degree of
doctor Of philosophy. his graduation
thesis being portion Of the unpublished
grammatical works Of n Jewish Arabic
Cgrammarian Of the Middle Ages, Abu
Zakariyya Hayyug.
Returned to Philadelphia in 1885,
Returning to this city in the fall OF
1885, he was appointed lecturer OF
Semitic languages Mt the University oi
Pennsylvania in that year. In 1883 he
also became connected with the library
of the University. serving rs assistant
librarian until 1898, when ne was made
librarian in chief. In 1892 he was
appointed to the chair Of Semitic
languages and literatures.
work on The Religion of RabvIonia
and Assyria,' which was subsequently,
enlarged by him from one 10 three
volumes. and. together with a portfolio
of illustrations bearing on the religion
appeared in German form under the
title "RPEgion BabvlOnicns and As
s'"'""r - i"SncA w tUOutv- three part,
during the years 1902.1Nl2. In 100:
DIR. Jastrow published a volume il
the contemporary science series on th'