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twining secret allegiance to Judaism
and observing its law as far as pos-
sible. They were called Maranos.
This was a notable exception to the
usual tenacity of the Jews in not
only retaining their faith, but in
avowing it under the most terrible
ordeals.
desire not to grant equal rights to
the Jews although the Jews had paid
half a million dollars as a considera-
tion for such a grant.
About this time a professor named
Rubs, of the University of Berlin,
began propaganda against the Jews
and aroused a bitter feeling. The
truth is, that Protestant Germany has
never been liberal in this regard.
The Maranos did not escape perse-
cution by the Inquisition, however, Equality of Opportunity Practically
Granted.
and they fled, many of them, to Hol-
The popular movements all over
land, where they engaged in trade
and where. after is time, they I esumed Europe in 1848, however, on the
Continent brought not only equality
Iheir relations to the synagogue.
Their skill in international trade Of opportunity and religious freedom
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and familiarity with colonial matters to the Jews, but brought into the
soon gave them wealth and standing various parliaments a number of the
among the Hutch. Charles II while in leading Jews, and front that time on
exile dealt with these Jews. At the they have had little real trouble with
same time, one of them visited Crom- the law in Austria, Germany, France,
well in 1655 and pressed upon him Holland, and England.
In Spain the Inquisition was re-
the wisdom of allowing the Jews to
return to England, whence they had voked • in 1834, and the Jews have
since been invited hack. By the Con-
long before been expelled.
gress of Berlin, in 1878, to which
Cromwell made no formal agree-
shall refer more in detail later, the
ment, but intimated that he would
Jews secured political and civil equal-
tolerate their return and they went
ity in Bulgaria and Serbia. Turkey
back,
had already granted it to them.
Charles found them there when he
On the whole, then, at the present
was restored, and while they were time, the sons of Israel have little to
4 not politically emancipated in Eng- complain of in statutory law- except
land completely until 1850, they suf- in Rumania and Russia. This is not
fered no oppression and were able to say that they do not encounter
to develop their facilities for limi- social prejudice in all countries,
ness and finance and were well treat- which in some countries has grown
ed and became a strong, and loyal into bitter Anti-Semitism and pop-
il supporting element of the British ular agitation against them.
rSz Crown.
Prejudice cannot be banished by
law. It can only fade out as con-
Safety in America.
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ditions producing it change. It of
When the Constitution of the
course affects the happiness and corn-
United States was adopted, Jews, of
tort of them against whom it is di-
course. were treated on a full polit-
rected; but it does not limit their
ical equality. Some of them were of
useful activities nor the achievements
the greatest aid to this country in
of great success.
the Revolution. While here were re-
Why Are the Jews Persecuted?
ligious qualification for suffrage in
What are the reasons for this al-
several of the States, they rapidly
disappeared, and in this country, at most constant persecution of the
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We find the same spirit of religious
persecution in the reintroduction by
Pius VII of the Inquisition against
the Jews and his ordinance that the 0
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Jews should forfeit the freedom en-
joyed under the first Napoleon's rule
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we find it today in the attitude of the
.kfter Napoleon was beaten, in 1814,
Russian Greek Church and the severe
the Holy Alliance with Ilardenberg
methods adopted to secure the bap- ao
and Nletternich as leaders, met at
Vienna, and the Jewish communities tism of the J ews '
from the Hause towns and Frankfort'File persecutions which this re
ligions prejudice has engendered have
1 aPpealed for relief from their govern-
Jews in self-protection
menus. So hitter, however, was the stimulated the
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resistance of the free towns and of to maintain their exclusiveness, to
continue their religious life and rigid
Frankfort that only a friendly resolu•
adherence to their ceremonials, and
tion was passed and inserted in the
to avoid assimilation with such an
German constitution, but it had no
uncomfortable and hostile environ-
moral binding effect. The Roths-
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NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS
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civil and political rights in
and in M ecklenburg and in
Baden. XVIten Prussia united with
England, .\ustria, and Russia to put
dawn Napoleon, the young Jews of
Germany played their part with vigor
and effect and made a valuable ad-
dition to the Prussian and German
Forced to Maintain Their
Exclusiveness.
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least since the adoption of the Con- Jews from the fourth century to the
stitution, in 1789, Jews have had corn- nineteenth? -I regret to say that it
plete emancipation and perfect legal must be mainly attributed to the re-
ligious intolerance of the Christians.
equality of opportunity.
Other causes may be pointed out in
When the French Revolution Caine
the characteristics of the race which
on, in 1789. Mirabeau and Abbe Gre-
mistreatment and self-protection
goire led the movement for the
either developed or increased and
emancipation of the Jews; and while
hardened. But in the last analysis,
they met resistance, they were suc-
the initial cause was in religious
cessful,
prejudice.
Napoleon did not disturb this con-
We find this prejudice in the hos-
dition. On the contrary, he extend- tility of Constantine after his con-
ed it and gave equality of civil rights version; we find it in the bulls of
to the Jews in many countries over the Popes, beginning in the fourth
which he exercised power, though he century and continuing through
the
was the author of at least one re- Middle Ages to the Council of Trent,
strictive ordinance affecting them. in 1563; we find it in the course of
France may, therefore, be counted as St. Louis of France; we find it in the
the next nation after the United religious frenzy of Queen Eleanor of
States to give the Jews complete England, of Elizabeth of Russia, and
legal equality.
Maria Theresa of Austria; we find it
Louis XVIII, who succeeded Na- in the Inquisition in Spain; we find it
poleon, continued this freedom for in the words of Martin Luther against
them, though in actual administra• them.
tion, under the influence of ecclesias-
Luther said: "Why should the
tics, there was some discrimination Jews complain of their captivity
against the Jews. \Vhen Louis among us? We Christians suffered
Philippe succeeded, in 1830, his Min- persecution and criticism at their
ister of Education proposed a bill hands for nearly three hundred years,
which became a law, providing for so that WC might complain that they
the saute payment of rabbis and for took us captives and killed ns, and so
synagogues out of the public treasury this very day we know not what devil
as in the case of the Christian clergy- brought them into our land. We
men and churches.
did not bring them from Jerusalem.
In Holland the Jews were given Besides that. no one keeps them.
political and civil equality in 1796. The country and the roads are open
In the British colonies they enjoyed to them. Let them return to theii
it front 1740, much earlier than they own land. W1.7 will gladly give them
presents if we can be rid of them,
(lid in the mother country.
for they are a heavy burden upon its.
Pleading for Relief After Napoleon's
a illague, a pestilence, a sore trial."
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