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FOR THE DAY OF MEMORIAL
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO OUR
FRIENDS AND PATRONS
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The seer of good shall acceptance find
From the God whose glory is boundless,
If he turn unto Him with repentant mind,
And sackcloth on both of his shoulders bind
By way of memorial.
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So come and return to our God on high
Who fashioned the uttermost of heavens,
Let your songs of praise to His footstool fly
And then Him tonight in a choral cry
By way of memorial.
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0 King of the Kingdom that hails Thy name
Since first to the void Thou spakest,
Evoking the light that from darkness came,
Accept this plea to expunge my shame
As rite of memorial.
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Prepare, 0 Israel, to meet Thy God,
Let every man see to find ransom,
Remove the veil at which ye nod,
Cleanse ye and wash ye and dread His rod
This day of memorial.
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Wishing You All
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By MAURICE BERGMAN
(The author of this article does not intend to give an academic
He is
scientific resume of the history of the Jew in colonial times.
bent upon conveying the spirit which pervaded the Colonial Jews; he
shows how firmly attached those pioneers were to Judaism. He
brings out a hitherto unknown or unstressed fact that when the Jews
first came here they were firmly intent upon establishing a Jewish
nation in this country. With a (left touch he brings out interesting
early American-Jewish experiences.—The Editor.)
period was to establish their own na
lion in this country. The war for in -
dependence made patriots of them all ,
and this hope was abandoned because
they believed that as Americans, they
would he allowed the fullest religiou s
self-expression.
It is unfortunate that the colonia l
Jew has not been given a proper plat
in the history of this country. Per
haps, sonic historian in writing of th e
economic development of the colonies
will some day mention the contribu-
tions made by the Jews. But there
is a more interesting phase to Jewish
life in colonial days. The Modern
Jew should read of that period, for, in
this age, when we feel hurt because
some hotels do not want our patron-
age, the spectacle of courage and in-
dependence as exhibited by those pio-
neers would provide a most effective
antidote. Perhaps, even the out-
breaks of Burton Hendrick and the
estimable Mr. Ford, would not concern
us so much if we would remember the
frigid reception accorded to the Jews
by old Peter Stuyvesant, who, I for-
got to mention, also asked that "these
blasphemers be not allowed to further
infect and trouble this colony to the
distraction of your Worship's most
affectionate subjects."
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On this momentous occasion we desire
to extend our sincere wishes to the Jew-
ish people of Detroit for a Happy and
Prosperous New Year.
General Custom
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Northway 3600
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Body Repairing. Glass Enclosures. Slip Cov-
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I nists.
' In all the communications that
passed between the officials and the
Jews, the latter were always referred
to as the Jewish Nation. Despite the
formidable attacks that were con-
stantly made upon them, the Jews
would never consider compromising
their convictions in an effort to as-
similate with the other colonists. It
remembered that, in this new
must be
country, when events could not be
foreshadowed or controlled, there was
as yet no 100 per cent American doc-
trine.
The Jews, especially those who were
the first to arrive, had the hope of es-
tablishing a nation in this country.
Such an idea was most logical consid-
ering the unexploited territory. The
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obstacles which they encountered
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however, increased constantly, as their
economic advance was contemplated'
with envious eyes by the other colo-
nists. In 1655, at a public auction
Salvador D'Andrada purchased a
house and lot, but when title was de- 1C0
livered, the borough officials raised
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the objection that a Jew could not
own real estate. This called for more
petitions but "for weighty reasons the
petition was denied." During those
days, religious services were held daily
in the homes of the colonists, as the
synagogue was forbid-
erection of ■
plot of land was al -
den. However, a
lotted to them for burial purposes.
In Rhode Island, about this time, 111
Roger Williams had peached the doc-
trine of religious liberty, and many
of the Jews of New Amsterdam left
for his colony, only to discover a few
years later that discriminations ex-
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alted despite the spirit of Williams.
Poverty was not infrequent among
the colonial Jews. Many of them who 4-
had lost their fortunes in Holland and H
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Spain arrived in this country pe
less, and became charges of the Jew- H
ish community. Systematic Jewish H
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sterdam. In 170g, the will of Joseph
Bueno bequeathed twenty pounds to
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USING GENUINE
BUICK PARTS
The social life of the colonial Jews the poor of the Jewish nation in New
or rather the lack of it, was clearly York. The profound religious and
' defined for them upon their arrival in racial feeling of the early settlers was
New Amsterdam in 1654. The first always reflected in their wills. In the
contingent of Spanish Jews, with bat- testament of Joshua Isaacs was a
tle scars from their experiences with clause reading: "I leave fifty pounds
the Dutch forces in Brazil, was pub. to our congregation of Jews in New
hely welcomed by the petulant Peter York, the income to be used for the
Stuyvesant. This picturesque gentle- support of a Hebrew school to teach
I man, besides having a woocien leg, had poor children in the Hebrew tongue."
The English, who saw the economic
another distinguishing feature, and
that was his very frank dislike of the advantage of the Jewish increment,
made
liberal allowances in the matter
Jews. In his speech of welcome, he
' told the sturdy Sephardics, 'Ant no of trade, but were reluctant to extend
to
them
all of the privileges of citi-
Jews were wanted in New Amster-
dam, and, in order to get official con- zenship which were enjoyed by the
other
colonists.
During the period
Incorporated 1920.
firmation of his personal prejudices,
he sent a lengthy communication to from 1700 until the Revolution syna-
Through the literatures of the
gogues
were
erected,
the Jewish com-
the Dutch West India Company, in-
L. D. HOYT, President.
forming them that the colony was on munity played a rather important part world, through its history, through
the way to perdition with the advent in the life of New York. English the record of its knowledges, through
JOHN C. LODGE, First Vice-President.
of the deceitful race, hateful enemies tourists, returning to the mother coun- its expressions of the beautiful,
JOSEPH B. SHERRARD, Second Vice-President.
and blasphemers of the name of try, frequently wrote about the reli- through its galleries of art, through
gious zeal of the Jews, and their com- the common struggle side by side in
I Christ."
JOHN C. WITHERSPOON, Secret•ry.Treaeurer.
plete social independence. One writer shop, field and office, through the corn-
With these kind words, the Jewish
who was more or less startled at the mon reaching toward the infinite
JAMES J. MURDOCH, Manager.
pioneers immediately started to look
ease with which the Jews had adapted shall men come together and forget
I for a Jewish burial ground. Between
themselves to their new environment, their differences of countenance, of
,this reception and the danger of be-
wrote that "these Jews possess them- speech and of color.
ing scalped by the somewhat untamed
selves of beautiful wives, live in re-
.Indians, "the hateful enemies" were
fined style and pursue a pious and
none too cautious in making plans to
quiet life."
meet their God. However, being ex-
The intelligence of the Jewish mer-
perienced in the discomfort of dis-
chants was often requisitioned by the
crimination, the newcomers peti-
British tradesmen. Bernard Hart, a
tioned the West India Company to
well educated and successful Jew, be-
protest against the action of Stuy-
came prominent as the founder of
Asimaniminr, vesant, setting forth the service they New York's first business club, which
Takes this opportunity to thank
had rendered in the Brazilian war;
all his friends and clients for
the corresponded to our present day Ro-
• and their faithful devotion to t
their support and appreciation
tary Club. This was known as the
Dutch government. Incidentally, hey
Friary Club and was a common meet-
of his services in the architec•
referred to the appreciable fact that
ing place for the discussion of busi-
tural field and to wish them a
some of the large stockholders of the
Happy and Prosperous New
ness, political and social problems
West India Company belonged to the
Year.
which confronted the colony. Re-
blasphemous class.
gardless of their economic progress,
The West India Company, recogniz-
the Jews continued to live a rather
ing the injustice of the governor's ac-
segregated social existence.
Architect
tion, advised him to let the Jews re-
---from
The same experiences were met with
! main "as long as the poor do note-
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in the other colonies. Unwelcome to
come a burden, and as long as their
their fellow colonists, the Jews in
BANK BLDG.
gent are taken care of by their
51aryland, despite the proclamation
, own tuition." And so, with this little
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of religious equality, were nimbi , the
difference settled, the Jews started
subjects of various discriminations,
their careers in the new land. The
which were shaken off in stoic fashion.
story of their development in this
In Georgia, shortly after a charter
country is an example of their indom-
was granted to Ogelthorpe, 40 Jews
itable spirit, their victory over ad-
were smuggled into the colony, and,
, verse conditions, but most important
D. M. BERK, Proprietor
judging from the howl that was reg-
of all, their great faith in their faith.
MADE IN DETOIT
istered by the Anglo-Saxons, one
From the time that the first group
would have thought that disease car-
arrived until their equality was es-
riers were being imported.
tablished by the Constitution, the
The history of the colonial Jews is
I Jews in this country were essentially
replete with chapters of self-denial
For the Liberal Patronage at
religious. The erection of a syna-
and sacrifice. In those days, anti-
the Opening of
gogue was more important to them
Jewishness was a common attitude,
than the development of resources of
Manufacturers and Contractors for
but this was met by men and women
the land. Their social life was fun-
whose convictions and faith were
damentally a religious one, for they
strong enough to live it down. In this
were practically ostracised from the
age of religious liberty, any anti-Jew-
Dutch life.
ish manifestation bruises our some-
The Dutch were consistent in their
what sensitive skins, for the reason
opposition. When the borough guard
that we cannot reconcile such senti-
was organized for the defense of the
ment with our social system. The
city; the Jews, who volunteered their colonial Jew, hardened to persecution,
And the many expressions of
' services, were rejected. In lieu of took those incidents calmly and in
friendship. You have my
their service, they were given the most instances gained a point in such
tax
privilege of paying an exorbitant who controversies.
thanks—and I wish you the best
for the maintenance of guards
Strong
with
a
feeling
of
racial
con-
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the New Year can offer.
were to be hired in their stead. This sciousness, unalloyed by any desire to
, was vehemently protested against by assimilate with any other nationality,
Asser Levy who, undoubtedly, was
the hope of the Jews in the colonial
the most forceful of the Jewish colo-
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