▪ • First Page of First' Issue of the First English-JewLsh WeehlY in America History of English-Jewish Weekly Press in the U. S. ish Advocate of Boston are among (Continued from Page 1) 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 German as the language used by At present, 51 English 7jewish the Jews in the United States at that time. But its beginning weeklies are published in 43 cities , 5 >, • marked the introduction of an in 33 states. important factor in American Z .There are two Jewish news 2 ;LAW 12 :4; journalism—the English-Jewish services=the Jewish Telegraphic pre' ss—which today is acknowl- Agency and Seven Arts Feature edg 1 - 'd as one of the most power- Syndicate. The Independent Jew- ful faCtoi„, s for good in American ish Press Service folded two and Jewish this country. months ago after about 12 years Oldest Surviving- of circulating news and feature Adittr ■ W464, t There were aPP ro ximateT IY r*I'7•4 -•ry k , ._, _ 1-1.2 articles. 1 Unite d State,0 jJ;!:-.5•J.KJ- 000 Jews in the Ice American Association of 4'1. rrn-r:3 , :vy ns-• th of e bir ;3`41-3 ewish Newspapers, or- in the year of , _., istr a ... tion lish-Jewish Pro-s. ifor ,„ NeA- N bre s ago, includes in • Eng . v •Z4-•J akdow . 1 9 .n. g English- were we the larg-: 'awe The associa- est Jewish centers of population. Je English-Jew- The first English-Jewish monthly tion us ish instead of the previous ref- magazine was issued in Philadel- phia, while New York saw the erence to Anglo-Jewish papers in birth of the first English-Jewish order to differentiate between weekly—Robert Lyon's The As- Jewry's English newspapers pub- V.4 monean. A new cultural center lished in America and those ap- was rising, however, in Cincin- pearing in England. "Two are better than Ono., and Tbutefold Cord be `tat quieWy broken." The American Jewish corn-. nati, where Rabbi Isaac Mayer • 0.47.5.1M1:(414Sr rTetl,*stris1114, munity in the days of the it*e• t 90ArR33. " "I(NC5WI.C.:3)(43i i Wise was laying the 'foundation VOL. I.—No. I. Cr , for the Reform synagogues and Asmonean numbered 50,000. To- j.k?tiTICE TO M1'. =KJ:13S‘B1 -3XFtF: ghe for Hebrew Union College. In day, we are the largest Jewish 5.5:f 1.„-ripR3ttnat, 2454:144:;45g 92tt 4424Z24344:2 N t444:41145 2.1.2.49 15,4.2.2" oat Ott it4, air Nu., tz, t A.7.0 fi4r:1:4-.;'3.4tiv.-4:: 2154 t"iss' ;114;sy 4tw.,-1- Aus„ r/x 443, et-e t.,41 Fsnh $3:of Lis` 1854 Rabbi Wise founded the community in the world, with raN., 4:41/1•4.4:.,25A F4 /2sisssitsg 1013. 2" 1:454 4144414,41:24, , 4S4 I 4.(4, ;-gt4$ ANP Mi%DtX ( ; (5 F • $- Irrss 24.4r:e tg AnstA ,O..' ;Law r3 . • ttt 4 t:54•22 sa 14,4 4-4,24:41 :It 854 2..."2:4.24:4•:. s;,t4t- At > amt ..*-1 Early beginnings in Jewish pop- able, in great measure, to the in- 7-4): ,;;;..0, Ci• rs*44.•A;" iss'si.v5'-`1"*411 ulation expansion in this country fluence of the English-Jewish AA:rpt.:o4 t.:Aet.).t.:trs..v., 0 Kt' 141s*r& 214 st -3 .A4AA tity, 4424:244.: 24s ::22.42q p32244:2, 51)4:1: 44•2 224 41.;;;4.44,5:2444: 1255 ,e;u uetS x3, English-Jewish weekly, Jewish portant place in the moulding of tnI.NO.q.itr4S4A tt4- cAzk:44.5,4l.>1 rt4trrjusittA, .40 A new era begins for the Eng- .4 aw. 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The Jewish Exponent of Phil- visionist conference in Paris, will Ft, 4 5- 5-402215 sr*: ts,a4zzai ?:-.4-4. 1.42"2+ zt.,t, ■ ;:*lictus,- , g 1-. P/ir$3-A; 44,,-rt4,A. ,:-.4 5,t Atw:r4a...,,iy 4.t. ..;-:4-,...p.;.:i adelphia, the Jewish Criterion of be established on the following .. Pittsburgh, the Bnai Brith Mes- temporary program: The con- 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 - 4s- 4 Revisionists Split; 7 Quit Executive of , ' . - L . - CoLvaAl• YAW. - e • — • • ••••• 1.4 ". •44 - 1 1 54. .4 2 ••