March 27, 1959 • Page Image 1
…Composite Romantic Story of Jews in Hawaii By MILTON FRIEDMAN (Copyright, 1959, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) WASHINGTON—Many inhabitants of Hawaii, the 50th state to join the Union, fancy themselves descendants of the lost tribes of Israel. They are a kindly, pro-Semitic people who have welcomed Jews to the islands for over a century. The original native culture, one of the most advanced of Poly- nesian civilizations, included. some tra...…