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ish Advocate of Boston are among
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Reproduced for The Jewish News and the Amy, ican Association of English-Jewish German supplements. These were the oldest English-Jewish week-
lies in America.
indications of the prevalence of
Newspapers by the New Yor\Public Library
Weeklies in 33 States
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the Jews in the United States
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important factor in American
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The first issue of the first things, about "fair business in of the Pope at the Arch of Titus senger of Los Angeles, the Jewish tinued independent existence of
—built to commemorate the de- Community Bulletin of San Fran- the Revisionist Party here and
English-Jewish weekly news- I pork."
struction of Jerusalem by that
abroad; and, that until the next
paper published in the United
The longest articles, "The Jews emperor—on his way to the most cisco, the Jewish Review and World Revisionist Conference in
Observer of Cleveland, the Jew-
States—the Asmonean—the first of Rome," relates the interesting
June, there shall be no - negotia-
page of which is reproduced here, fact that "on the day of the in- ancient cathedral in Rome, the
provides an interesting study in auguration of Pius IX, as Bishop Basilica of St. Giovanni Laterano, are the .advertising rates. Busi- tions with the Heruth or any
contrasts in the life of American of Rome—the 8th of November, the representatives of the Jewish: ness cards were "inserted at $6. other party.
community were required to
Grossman has cabled Revision
Jewry now and 100 years ago.
1846—he graciously dispensed crave, on their bended knees, for per annum; including the paper, ist headquarters throughout the'
$6.
per
annum."
Other
advertising
The first issue of the Asmonean, with a ceremony humiliating to protection and toleration."
rates, "payable in advance," are world and asked for their confi-
which appeared on Oct. 26, 1849, the Jews, but which they had
(What remarkable progress we listed as follows: "For eight lines, dence and assistance in keeping
promises to gather important nevertheless been obliged to per-
"intact the inheritance" of Vladi-
news and to comment on events form on the accession of every have made in the past century, or under, first insertion, 50 cents. mir Jabotinsky,' founder of the
especially
with
the
repudiation
of
For
every
line
beyond
eight
lines,
temperately. It points out that new pontiff." A footnote explains:
Party.
"its columns would be. open to "As the nature of this most de- the indignities inherent in the 8 cts: per line ."
Other interesting contents in
all and every communication ap- grading custom may not be known Arch of Titus now that Israel is
the Asmonean will be reviewed 20—THE JEWISH NEWS
pertaining to the SocietieS, our to most of our readers, we will a Jewish State!)
Friday, February 18, 1949
Congregations, our Literature, inform them that, on the arrival
Of interest in the first issue also at a later date.
and our Religion."
PRODVCED BY NORMAN R SOL NODE,.
TEXT. BY LAURA G. SHARON
There is a. considerable amount
LIVES
OF
OUR
TIMES
COL YIGAL Y DIN
of non-Jewish news in this issue
and the lack of telegraphic facili-
HE HAS LIVED IN PALESTINE SINCE EARLY
CHIEF OF OPERATIONS OF THE ISRAELI
ties which we have today is ap-
CHILDHOOD. AS A LAD HE WAS AN ACTIVE
ARMY AND ONE OF THE UST-LOVED-HEROES
BOY SCOUT AND SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF
parent throughout.
IN THE YOUNG JEWISH STATE„31 YEAR
TIME EXPLORING REMOTE PARTS OF THE
Actually, there is very little
OLD
COUNTRY.
Jewish news in this issue, al-
though it contains a number of
short and long articles about Jew-
ish historical matters. It dealS
1
with only one fund-raising cam-
paign-4he "dreadful conflagra-
tion in Brody" which necessitated
LATER REJOINED THE HAWAII AND ROSE TO
the launching of a relief drive in •
A -SERIOUS ARCHAEOLOGIST WHO STILL PLANS
THE RANK OF JERUSALEM'S CHIEF INSTRUCTION
London. It mentions Palestine -
TO EARN A DOCTORATE IN HIS CHOSEN FIELD,
OFFICER IN IDX A YEAR LATER HE WAS NAMED
once—in an adVertisement an-
HE HAS PUBLISHED A STUDY ON "THE ARMY
HEAD OF NAGANt.4 OPERATIONS.
OF PALESTINE IN BIBLICAL TIMES".
nouncing the appearance of Rabbi
Joseph Schwarz's "A Descriptive
AN ASTUTE TACTICIAN AND COURAGEOUS
COLTMAN'S FATHER TAUGHT ARCHAEOLOGY I
Geography and Brief Historical
HE APPLIED THE SAME INTENSE CONCENT-
FIGHTER, HE UNDERSTANDS THE VALIANT SPIRIT
AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY.1115 MOTHER
Sketch of Palestine."
RATION TO HIS MILITARY CAREER AS HE.
THAT GUIDES ISRAEL'S. DEFENDERS
15 SAID TO HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE FIRST
HAD IN THE PURSUIT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL
Activities in several societies—
KINDERGARTNERS IN PALESTINE.
DISCOVERIES.THIS
WAS
TO
STAND
HIM
IN
GOOD
including Bachelors H e b r ew
STEAD :
Benevolent and Loan Society of
New York—and congregations ace
mentioned. Articles deal with an
important manuscript on Rashi,
M
the Tomb of King David, a tribute
to Jewish talent in Europe, and—
curiously enough—news about
congregations in. England.
THE ISRAELI 'ICTORY IN THE NEGEV WAS
CREDITED IN PART TO HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE
There are general articles like
EXISTENCE OF A STRATEGIC, LONG-FORGOTTEN
"The Love of Poetry" and "The
ROAD IN THE SOUTHERN DESERT.
Future Power of America." Com-
mercial notes tell, among other
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