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The Jew in American History

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By MAYER U. NEWFIELD

A Happy New Year to
All My Jewish Friends

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received with earnest praise and es - I
trent. The United States government
has yet to discharge to him heirs the
debt of $334,000 (interest no: com-
pounded) which Salomon loaned to
the cause of the revolution.
Served on Washington's Staff.

Rosh Hashonah Gratings

olio monarchs issued a decree to the
A notable example of patriotic de-
In these times of world-wide stress
effect that all Jews and Jewesses must votion was that of Manuel loreltoeeti
and agitation one should bear in mind
have the kingdom of Spain within a Noah, of South Carolina, who not only
the old axiom," history repeats itself."
period of four months. On April 30 served on General Washiltgton'a staff,
' In reality the world advances but
Columbus was ordered to equip a fleet and likewise on General Motion's, but
slowly. A careful perusal of history
to sail for the East Indies. In August, who gave the sum of 2 _0.)00 pounds
establishes the fact that periods of
300,000 Jews left Spain forever to set- to further the cause In witich he Nva•
great prosperity and good-will are in-
tae where ever they might find shelter. enlisted. Colonel Isar. Franks of
. variably followed by conflicts of name
And Spain with her famous motto, Philadelphia entered the army after'
rr less magnitude, always resulting "Ne plus ultra"—"Nothing more be- the battle of Lexington and served as •
in a period wherein poverty prevails
yotal," in reality began the slow pro- aide-de-camp to Washington through-
and suspicion, and distrust
cess of spiritual, moral and
physical
all from
the cut the war. Wilton the brave Con-
till he hearts of men and nations.
era! De Kalb fell mortally wounded at ;
decay resulting in her f
A 'hi, as always, the minority becomes
first rank among nations to the third. Camden, S. C., Major Benjamin
the •gcritieial crape-goat upon which
a native of It t irdeaux, France,
is heaped the blame for the majority's rate power she is today. t I
Iu ; Nouls,
first account letter
of his to
disctiver;';•,'ent'kutt,':,
his Jewish friend together
with two other Jewish oft.
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form
of
a
l
errs,
carried
hi m off the field.
,h.
santaord.
who
i,d,•g a it iinority, is therefore subject and patron, Loh,
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A tine testimonial of the regard in
to a h .•.tlitte as intense as it is tra-
had been instrumental in persuading which Washington held the early
tido., al.
Queen Isabella of the importance of .w Jewish citizens is indicated
indicated in the fol•
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le;itattot
French
author
has
re-
A
reg,a - ,
1Wi fig letter to the Jewtslt cong
leo! lostthat "the truth of history the plans of Columbus.
1
On the first voyage of I'oluniltus, at I.
Newport,
It.
I.
Washington
.
ould.
be
no
less
sacred
than
the
' e
' pos t. li ce persons of Jetvish blood etc- ' 6°1.1. of
"It is now no more I 11
It nth religion." The one great
companied him, one of whom, Laois i w rites in part; is
1
I
xa al of all religions, of all
de Torres, is said to heave been the first t that toleration
ts
spoken
if it I
the Indulgence
of of,
one as class
by
were -Y
the .o i•onooes, is the unfolding of truth.
white ntan to set foot tin American I of people
that
another
enjoyed
the'
No lo '1..r weapon, then, can be em-
W. H. REMINGTON, Prmident
tl
New Am. exercise of their inherent hights, for,
i.l. y„ 1t.; dispel the clouds of misun- soil.
The first Jewish settler in
I appily, the government of the United ,
Member. Detroit Stock Exchange.
d. 1.1 i and distrust than a
have
room!
is
W e
d - re of the simple great facts of sterdam of orlon
n I States, which gives to bigotry no sane_'
no ""iStaT"." ' r(- I
It is toward this great end Jamb Bastmson, who arrived there i
, to 1.1.,..ulion
ri
IC51. In the same year, a party of ' I twp
that t his paper is directed.
t. quires only that they who five tinder'
23 arrived there on the bark S
Jew's ;Part in Discovery.
Catarina. They area supposed to have its protection should demean
them-
giving it an
III the latter part of the sixteenth sailed from Brazil or the West Indies.iseolves as good citizens in
Jews in this I/utch settlement , all oceasiuns their effectual support.
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century aid the early plot of the sev-
stock
of Ah-
the
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f
;
May
the
childr"n
of
enteenth, the Jews of Spain and Per- were slowly able to assume inon t o
Res. 351 Maplehurat Ave.; Phone Royal Oak 522-3
tomal played Ito, small part in the nc- the rights accorded the other Dutch I raham who dwell in this land continue
enjoy the g eed-will o f
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the most part, their t" merit
' eitlental discoveries of North arid life under ssuL,
Dutch rule was never free the other inhabitants, while everyone
South America. In 1490, Brazil was
Ville
sit in safety under his own
discovered I'inzau, a Spaniard from more or less petty restrictions. . shall fig
tree, and there shall be none,
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and
and independently the following year
In 1(364 the British captured New
.
by it Portuguese, Alvarez de Cabral. Amsterdam and changed the name re to make him afraid."
Jefferson'. Observation..
With hint was a Jewish mariner, Gas- New York. While it is true that therel
par, who was of much assistance to was considerable antipathy in the col- 1 Morelicai Noah delivered an elo 2
eani
—
,hews,
never-
,
quent
address in ISItt upon the dediea,
him
in
the
discovery
of
Brazil,
and
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any both to Catholics
.
, ,.he is favorably mentioned by Amer- theless, in the case of the latter, this (Ian of a synagogue and sent copies,
igo Vespucci. It was in Brazil that gradually relaxed so that they 'noon l to several prominent men of the tim•.1
large number of Jews first set- came to receive most of the privileges Arming the replies, Thomas Jefferson's
tled in America. Portugal annually
t the other inhabitants of New York is worthy of note.
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"Prejudice is still scowling on your
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with
criminals,
and
persons
von-
count of the life of the Jews in New section of our religion, although the
w
elder one cannot be unfelt by your-
donated by the Inquisition. The Mar-i York
xora may he accepted RR characteris-
caws are said to have quickly thrown tic of the experience of the Jews in ea•es; it is to be hoped that indi-
0
Carolina, vidual dispositions will at length
O off their mask and ti have professed Rhode
South
Island,
no ! Judaism openly. Under Dutch rule Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and the mould themselves to the model of the
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the
Jews
in
lirazil
enjoyed
practical-
law, and consider the moral ssis, on
New England states.
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which all our religious rest, as the
f) I ly the saint; privileges as the other in-
Never Wanted in Patriotism.
habitants; and they rendered valuable
"The keen and responsive sense of rallying point which unites them in
services in civil and military life. In duty with which the Jewish character common interest; while the peculiar
O
lellei war broke out again between the is imbued has never failed to manifest dogmas branching from it are . the ex-
elusive concern of the respective see
' Dutch and Portuguese, and in this
itself when occasion called it forth. which embrace them, and no rightful
struggle, which lasted nine years, the
Jews have never been found wanting subject of notice to any (other. I as-
Oil Jews aided the Dutch until the end.
After the hutch capitulation, the in patriotism, and though a peace- tute you with great respect and es-
loving nation, (the very mission of
OU I Jewish colony was gradually broken
teem."
Israel being peace, and good-will to.
(Signed) THOMAS JEFFERSON.
01 up. Jews settled in several other
ward neighbors one of the cardinal
South American countries, among
In the War of 1012 and later theI
principles of Judaism), they have al-
others, Peru, and in Mexico, Argentine
name of a Jewish naval officer stands
ways espoused, eagerly and earnest-
and West Indies. In general, their ex-
nut conspiciously in the person of
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perience was very similar to that un- ly, the cause of their country, where- Commodore Uriah P. Levy, who is
ever it might be. The heroism and
known as the man who put an end to
I dcrgone by their brethern in 13razil.
self-devotion
which
marks
the
course
in
viol And now we come logically, if not
corporal punishment in the
of Jewish history from the earliest
chronologically, to the North Ameri-
eta States navy. At the time of his death
Bi bical record s, emblazoning the
"
;
can
continent;
for
it
is
here
that
the
Commodore
Levy
was
the
ranking
offi-
1,
us
I Jews enjoyed their greatest freedom, of the Maccabees, signalizing the
cer of all our naval fortes.
prosperity and development and it is man period, and illuminating the dark
To give a detailed account of the
with them that we, as Americans, are ages, has found many a worthy ex
part played by the Jews throughout
ample it, modern (lays." M. the be
primarily concerned.
the years of American history would
ginning of the revolution Jewish set
In the Year of 1492.
he an endless task. Suffice it to say
ea.
tiers of the colonies numbered l
The
discovery
of
America
by
Colum-
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than 3,000, or only one Jew to 1,330 that the Jew of America has no
._ bus is connected intimately with the of the population. And yet, this coon been found wanting in any great time
Jews. On March 31, 1192, the Cath- paratively small number of Jews fur ; of national stress. Ile has played an
niched, as usual in all struggles foot active and conspicuous part in every
liberty and freedom, more than then war in which his country has engaged,
proportionate share of supporters it down to and including the recent
Bo
Dealers for
the colonial cause. Today in Carpcn world war. Furthermore, the Jew can
ter's hall, Philadelphia, the name. ; pride himself in fact that he has al-
of nine Jews arc found affixed to the ways been represented in the martial
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Non-Importation resolutions, the ad forces of this United States by a larger
&upturn:id
the first organ proportion than his numbers warrant-
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option of which was
ized movement in the agitation shiel ed. In the late war, statistics show
Prompt Deliveries
led eventually to the independence that f rein the Jewish people, repro-
On All Models.
the colonies. llaym Salomon she oot seating less than four per cent of theo
.
in the front rank of these who donate.' p puha ion of the United States, six
All Kind. of Repair Work.
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cent of the enlisted mien of a giv-
to the cause much of time, energy tint per
Excellent Service.
district
in
a
given
time
had
conic.
money. He was captured by the Brit 4.11
In All High Pursuits.
ish when they entered New York, an
was sentenced to he hanged on tho
I (is not only in a militia way ' that
ground that he hod reeeiceJ order'. the Aniericautlew has played his part.
from General Washington to bum In civil affairs he has always been
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their fleets and destroy their supplies
represented. stews have o •oupied
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He escaped, however, lot means of a
ranging g . f rom the smallest
bribe, to Philadelphia where he wa I ' clerkship to a seat on ..hoo bench of
I the Supreme ('curt of the United
I States; they have successfully filled
several aniltassadoorships. In our own
tiny and time, a Jew has heen awarded
a Nobel prize in physics; I refer to
Dr. A. A. Michelson, of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, the foremost Anuori-.
can physicist, and one Of the five
I Americans thus honored sit highly by
I a Nobel award.
Mark Twain, the grand nom of ,
American letters, pays a remarkable
tribute to what he calls, "The humor- j
tal Race." Says Twain:
"If the statistics are right, the Jews I
CLARENCE KINGSBURY, Mgr.
constitute but one per cent of the ha-
' Sian race. It suggests a nebulous dim i
' puff of star dust lost in the blaze of
'the milky way. Properly the Jew
ought hardly to be heard of! but he's,
ia heard of, has always been
heard of. Ile is as prominent on
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the planet as any other people and
his commercial importance is ex tra va-
Knotty out of proportion to the small
toss Of his hulk. His contributions to
the world's list of great mimeos in lit-
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; always out of proportion to the weak-
Incas of his numbers. lie has made
a marvelous fight in this world, in all
t he ages ; and he has done it with
his arms lied behinol him. Be could
he vain of himself, and be excused
for it. The Egyptian, theItabylon•
the
Ma and the Persian rose,
planet with sound and splendor, then
faded to dream stuff and passed
' away; the Greek and the Roman feol.
lowed, and made a vast noise, and
were gone; other people have sprung
up and held their torch high for a
time, but it burned out, and they sit
in twilight now, or have vanished.
The Jew saw them all, beat them all,
and in ROW what he always wain, ex-
hibiting no decadence, no infirmities
' of age, no weakening of his parts, no
slowing of his energies, no dullness of
his alert and aggressive mind. All
things are mortal but the Jew; all
other forces pass, but he amain.
What is the secret of his immortal-

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FAMED JEWISH ACTOR
HONORED BY FRANCE

Max, the
PARIS. — (J. T. A.I
famous French actor, who is a Rot,-
,
a' ;
Jew,
has
been
appointed
manias
II
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Chevalier of the Order of the Legion
,f
Honor.
The
whole
of
the
French
I
press is enthusiastic about the di., oil
I tinction conferred on the great actor. 10

I: Eclair, the chief organ of theot
French Nationalists. extols Max as I!.
g
the g reatest fiure
on th e French
es that in thia case I I
stage and declar
has been de-
legion
of
the
cross
the
mervedly earned.

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