A mericair ifewish Periodical Carter

CLIFTON MIMI CINCINNATI 20, OHIO

THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

"JAPANESE" JEWS HAVE "SHU LES"
AND LIVE JUST AS WE DO

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Yokohama and Nagasaki Contain Thriving Jewish Com-
munities — Some Jews Have Married Japanese
Women — Story of Simeon Grirdsky,
"The Prophet."

By Dr. A. BREGMAN

(Translated from the Yiddish of the "Canadian Eagle")

In

E\\'ISII life in Japan is hem-
med in by many of the dif-
ficulties that surround Jew-
ish life elsewhere and suffers
trout the many party divisions with
which we are familiar. Nationalists
.\ ssimilationists, Zionists and Social-
i s t.. To the \V•steriler this in,
sound like a fairy tale, but o
is
oevertheless true.

There is a legend that the Jalianese
:Ise the direct descendants of one of
the Ten Tribes. This legend is based
on the fact that the Japanese alpha-
bet contains some Ilehrew characters.
that. sonic of their words hate the
Ilebraie sound and that the people
themselves have Jewish traits and
characteristics.

However that may be, We are not
stealing with these supposed J e ws.
but with real Jews those who IlaVc
settled in the countrt There are
:in• number of ‘' Jewish settlements
throughout the length and breadth of
the Nlikado's domain. •

War Drove Jews to

Japan.

The Great \Via drove many Jews
from their moorings. Many Russian
lees tried to get tee via Si
/feria and Japan.

of the most important personages in
the ceuntrt- . and even tried to gain
an audience tvith the NI ikado, but
failed. .\ II with tvliont lie came in
contact Leconte interested in Itis CX-

Cut •ii many
practical.
political
issues arose in Japan at this juncture
grave questions concerning Corea
and t • Iiina. that the matter of seek•
j ag a
teas tempor-
arily slick ed. tirisilsky, however. re-
niained undaunted by this new turn
et•eni , . Leaving his manuscript.
in Tokio, he returned tie Nagasaki
(.Ii the teal- he stooped at mant
towns and villages and delivered many
open-air addresses mit:inviting the
Jetvish religion. This did not suit the
Christian missionaries,
who stirred
up feeling against him and in
the
little tolvii of Kota he Was set upon
and beaten by the nub so that he
teas hardly able to fellItIllW111, ' Thus
he earned his title. of "Prophet. -
The "Prophet" has not given up
hope.
Ile- still proclanis his belief
that some dat Japan will adopt the
Jewish religion

Not many of these emigrants suc-
ceeded in reaching their goal. Nlany
were handicapped through lack of
funds, many others through the in-
ability of communicating with rela-
tives ill America. Thus a large num-
ber remained in Yokohama, and he-
Call:, a Jewish settlement was formed
there, other Jews came to seek their
fortunes also.
Mr. Samuel Nlik•oll, the representa-
tive of the Immigrant Society of
New York, has done much valuable
%cork for these Jewish immigrants in
Japan.

The Yokohama Community.
The Yokohama Jewi.li community

The Jews Are Tradespeople.
The Jett ish people in Japan engage
in such trades as tailoring and shoe-
making. They are the only ones
who make European clothing and as
this is becoming popular with the
Japanese, the business is flourishing.
There are tither Jewish communi-
ties in Japan as interesting as those
at Yokohama and Nagasaki. All in
all, I found the Ir wish people in
Japan happy and contented.

JEWISH SOLDIER SEES
ARTICLE IN "CHRONICLE"
AND WRITES PROTEST

(Conominication.i

Editor, Detroit Jewish Chronicle:
Piave read your issue of Nlarelt 14,
containing the story which carried the
head "Calendar Firm \Yams No Jece'
ish Business."
I. being a Jewish soldier in the serv-
ice of my country, and a road man in.
civil life, could not help but he a hit
- sore - at the ktateinents as contained
in the story.
To make a long story short. I wrote
the Min a personal letter, and it was a
hot one at that. I guess my letter will
hold them from condemning the Jew-
ish race hereafter.

is alive to .1i:wish questions.
is at present a strong discussion on
Jewish Nationalistic and the Socialist
party representative, both of the
llolsheviksand of the Nlensheviks. is
not asleep either. ('receding the
holy Days the Yokohama commun-
ity erected a "stalk." and even the
Socialists came to hear the Chazan.
The Yokohama is it
comparatively new settlement. There
is an older settlement in Nagasaki,
consisting of Polish and Lithuanian
Your
Jews.
C. CA NI El SElt,
Dave you ever heard of Nagasaki'
Care Insurance Dept.,
It is one of the linest as well as the
Camp Dodge. Des Nloines, Ia.
prettiest city in Japaii--a veritable
Paradise! Covered with multi-col-
i
ored blossoms, a riot rii color'. How
surprised I was when first I heard
The following story appeared in a
our mother tongue spoken in Na
gasaki! First I thought that these recent issue ro - Life." the national
Jews also were only Russian emi- humorous tveekly, alien it isn't light-
grants. but the shale. an old building. ing letts. It is an unustill "Jewish
gave me a different impression. and start - for "Life. - and and a good one. I
I afterwards learned that these Jews Here it 1.:
Getting Even.
had been brought to Nagasaki as
Even though the war It as over, she
prisoners during the Russo-Japanese
Iii Err patriotic duty along
\Val- and had afterwards elected to decided to
the hospitality line So she called
remain.
Some of them had brought over the AtIlit and Nast Club. and trans-
their families. Dili,. married Jap- milted her incitati o n through a stave-
anese icemen cc ho 011111%Uea Illt. c urcd
"I am Mrs. Ilninpfree .NleLecil„13
Jetvish
First .\ venue," she explained, "and I
These Japanese Nt OMNI have, he-
should
like to have twit of your men
t:Mlle sincere, strictly-observing Jew-
at
esses who are anxious 1,, perfect e•nunc to diluter With its Sunday
themselves in all Jewish observances. half-past one -
"Yes. Thank eau. Mrs. NIcLeo(1. -
The children of these mixed mar-
he sure. II hatever you
"lint wait
riages have the fair skin and the mus-
cular build of the white race, but the do. that
"1',".1
was
tone of , 'ter voice
slant eyes of the Oriental.

"No Jews Wanted''—Aga n. )

Jews Treated With Respect.

The Japanese treat the Jews with
respect. Several of theold aristo-
cratic families in Nagasaki have re-
nounced idol-worship and embraced
Judaism. But there :err also Jews

A Jewish Propagandist.

lie thereupon wrote a poetically
explanation of the Jew-
his-
ish religion as well as a COI1CiSt.
went
tory of the Jewish people. lie
to Tokio where lee interviewed some

descriptive

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S

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FIVE BLOCKS EAST y! WOODWARD

FIVE BLOCKS NORTM ✓ GRATIOT

NORTH-BOUND FOURTEENTH CARS PASS THE DOOR.

Sunday came. bringing two choco-
late-colored khaki-clad privates to
the McLeod house. \\lien NIrs. \lc-
Leod brushed into the drawing room
to greet her soldiers, all a-smile, she
put it mildly.
was surprised.
hic stun

CLASSIFIED

Japan.
There were many Christian mis-
sionaries on the spot ready to seize
the golden opportunity. and they
started a vigorous campaign in To-
kio, the capital city. to popularize
Christianity.
It was the moment for which Sim-
eon Grudsky, the ghetto-dreamer.
Lad been waiting. hoping to spread
the "Unity of God" idea and make
the Japanese adopt Judaism.

OUR

phatie

who have assimilated. The' speak
incited you hire: ,,
only Japanese and have no dealings
„ricer:, exiiiaiii.,_
with their Jewish brethren.
The Jewish' community in Naga-
saki comprise41 50 families. For the
last three years they have had a
shochet from Russia who also ails
FOR SALE—Euclid Ave. residence.
as eliazati. The lettish cemetery is
-4
Near Second avenue, paved alley, 27
14 years old and .there arc buried
two-car garage, brick veneer and
those Russo-Jewish soldiers who
modern. Will sell on terms. Call
died in Japanese prisons.
owner, Northway 1286-R.
"The Prophet."

I eras greatly impressed with one
He
man whom I met in Nagasaki.
is Simeon Grudsky, a tall. broad-
shouldered giant with a black heard.
Ile is highly educated both in He-
brew and in secular subjects and is
strongly religions. Ile fought at
Port,Artlitir. was wounded several
times and was mentioned for distin-
guished conduct. \Yee , he not a
dreamer, a visionary, he could occupy
a high position in Japan, as lie is well
'acquainted with the language.
In Nagasaki they call him "The
Prophet." The Japanese do NO in all
earnestness• while the Jews do it in
derision. The story of how he gained
his title is most interesting.
About '7 or 8 years age., the 'Jap-
anese having adopted many modern
customs, realized that their old idol-
worshipping religions, and especially
Shintoism, would have to go and
great statesmen set themselves to thr
task of finding a new religion for

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