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United States (United States) (search for this): entry jews-and-judaism
York, writes as follows regarding Hebraism in America. For the Jew the Middle Ages did not end9,000,000 live in Europe; 1,000,000 in the United States and Canada; 350,000 in Africa; 350,000 in s been carried to its utmost limits in the United States, where each congregation is a law unto itss times attempted to bring the Jews of the United States together with an authoritative synod at thof delegates of American Israelites in the United States, The Anglo-Jewish Association in England, e been established at various times in the United States, Canada, and the Argentine Republic. In mn when the storm is past. It was in the United States that the Reform movement developed its ful The service in Reform synagogues in the United States has kept pace with this development of docike to offer on the Reform movement in the United States, it deserves great praise for the serious r on the Jews) and the institutions of the United States have up till now prevented the entrance he[1 more...]
Baltimore, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): entry jews-and-judaism
ny that reform comnenced to make itself felt here. Merzbacher in New York, Isaac M. Wise in Albany and Cincinnati, S. Hirsch in Philadelphia, David Einhorn in Baltimore, are only a few of the names of those who fought in the thick of the fight. About the year 1843 the first real Reform congregations were established, the Temple Emanuel in New York and Har Sinai in Baltimore. It cannot be my purpose here to trace the history of the movement in this country; suffice it to say that the untrammelled freedom which existed here very soon played havoc with most of the institutions of the Jewish religion. Each congregation and each minister, being a law to its stand which they have taken in regard to the necessity of the Abrahamic covenant. At a meeting of the Central Conference of American (Reformed) Rabbis, held at Baltimore in 1881, a resolution was passed to the effect that no initiatory rite or ceremony was necessary in the case of one desiring to enter the Covenant of Israel, and
France (France) (search for this): entry jews-and-judaism
a and Poland. When the first wave of the modern spirit commenced to break from France eastward over the whole of Europe, it reached the Jew also. While in France thFrance the new spirit was largely political in Germany it was more spiritual. In its political form as well as in its spiritual form it reacted not only upon the political co Reinach, some fifty years later, asserted that anti-Semitism was impossible in France. How sadly has a dementi been given to the hopes thus expressed, especially inn the part of Bismarck, it spread into Russia, Galicia, Austria, Rumania, and France. In most of these countries it not only found expression in the exclusion of tport of the government and reduced the Jews there to practical penury; while in France it showed itself in accusations against the Jews which for barbarity could matco be purely imaginary and malignant. The false charge that a Jewish officer in France Place where the John Adams was destroyed. had betrayed secrets of his governm
Bohemia (Czech Republic) (search for this): entry jews-and-judaism
ittle Edgar Mortara in 1858; they were believed to belong to the old order of things, with which the new, at least in that direction, had nothing in common. Starting in Germany, perhaps as a political move on the part of Bismarck, it spread into Russia, Galicia, Austria, Rumania, and France. In most of these countries it not only found expression in the exclusion of the Jews from all social intercourse with their fellows, but in Russia produced the riots of 1881 and 1882; in Austria and Bohemia the turbulent scene in the Reichstag, and even the pillaging of Jewish houses and Jewish synagogues; in Rumania it received the active support of the government and reduced the Jews there to practical penury; while in France it showed itself in accusations against the Jews which for barbarity could match any that were brought against them in the Middle Ages. The charges against the Jews are varied in their character. In Germany they have been blamed for exploiting the agricultural class a
Canada (Canada) (search for this): entry jews-and-judaism
the members. There are between 10,000,000 and 11,000,000 Jews to-day in the world; of these, about 9,000,000 live in Europe; 1,000,000 in the United States and Canada; 350,000 in Africa; 350,000 in Asia; and 16,000 in Australasia. In England and America no organization of the Jews has been effected, as the state does not theers, would form such a union of Jews, where the theological differences would be eliminated. But though this order, which has 315 lodges in the United States and Canada, has established itself in such countries as Germany, Rumania, Austria, Algeria, Bulgaria, and Egypt, and despite the good work it has so far done, the mere fact now more than twenty colonies with a population of more than 5,000, and similar agricultural colonies have been established at various times in the United States, Canada, and the Argentine Republic. In many cases, it is true, these colonies have not yet become self-supporting, but this has been due in a large measure to maladmini
America (Netherlands) (search for this): entry jews-and-judaism
n of the Act of Test in 1828, the admission of Jews as citizens of London in 1830, as sheriffs in 1835, as magistrates in 1845, and in 1858 as members of Parliament by the removal of the words upon the faith of a Christian in the oath taken by the members. There are between 10,000,000 and 11,000,000 Jews to-day in the world; of these, about 9,000,000 live in Europe; 1,000,000 in the United States and Canada; 350,000 in Africa; 350,000 in Asia; and 16,000 in Australasia. In England and America no organization of the Jews has been effected, as the state does not there take cognizance of the religious belief of the people. In both these countries attempts have been made by the Jews themselves to organize under one head upon a purely religious basis, but without much success. The congregational system has been carried to its utmost limits in the United States, where each congregation is a law unto itself and absolutely rejects any interference on the part of any larger body. From
Austria (Austria) (search for this): entry jews-and-judaism
ates of American Israelites in the United States, The Anglo-Jewish Association in England, the Israelitische Alliance in Austria, and the Deutsche Gemeindebund in Germany. At one point it was hoped that the B nai B rith, established in this countryder, which has 315 lodges in the United States and Canada, has established itself in such countries as Germany, Rumania, Austria, Algeria, Bulgaria, and Egypt, and despite the good work it has so far done, the mere fact that it is a secret organizat in common. Starting in Germany, perhaps as a political move on the part of Bismarck, it spread into Russia, Galicia, Austria, Rumania, and France. In most of these countries it not only found expression in the exclusion of the Jews from all social intercourse with their fellows, but in Russia produced the riots of 1881 and 1882; in Austria and Bohemia the turbulent scene in the Reichstag, and even the pillaging of Jewish houses and Jewish synagogues; in Rumania it received the active supp
Israel (Israel) (search for this): entry jews-and-judaism
e little to distinguish its professors front the persons, now pretty numerous, who, while Christian in name, sit loose to Christian doctrine. The children of Jewish theists will be almost as apt as the children of other theists to be caught up by the movement which carries the sons and daughters of evangelical Anglicans and of Nonconformists towards, or all the way to, the Church of Rome. Where, then, is this centrifugal force to be found, which will hold together the various elements in Israel, no matter what their theological opinions may be? Before attempting to answer this question, a word must be said in regard to the anti-Semitic movement, the recrudescence of which has so profoundly affected the Jewish people during the last twenty years of the nineteenth century. A word only, because the facts are of too recent date to need a detailed statement here. The great mastermind, Zunz, writing in Germany in 1832, believed that persecution for religious belief could not withstand
Oriental (Paraguay) (search for this): entry jews-and-judaism
ced to break from France eastward over the whole of Europe, it reached the Jew also. While in France the new spirit was largely political in Germany it was more spiritual. In its political form as well as in its spiritual form it reacted not only upon the political condition of the Jew, but especially upon his mental attitude. The new spirit was intensely modern, intensely cosmopolitan, intensely Occidental, and intensely inductive. The Jew had preserved to a great degree his deductive, Oriental, particularistic, and ancient node of thought and aspect of life. The two forces were bound to meet. As a great oak is met by the storm, so was Israel set upon by the fury of this terrible onslaught. It is of interest to see in what manner he emerged from this storm— whether he has been able to bend to its fury, to lose perhaps some of his leaves and even some of his branches, but to change only in such a way as to be able to stand upright again when the storm is past. It was in the U
New York (New York, United States) (search for this): entry jews-and-judaism
hich in one form or another is to be found in all these Ghettos) has been a dreadful incentive towards grinding the face of the poor; and the results of too great a hoarding are often quite apparent; so that the general morality of the Jews in these Ghettos has suffered in consequence. A people ignorant of the language of their new home are a prey to the evil-intended, who make use of their ignorance for their own commercial and political advancement. This has been notably seen in the city of New York, where a lax city government has permitted the vampires of society to fasten their fangs upon the Ghetto and to produce conditions which call for the active interference of all those forces which seek to stamp out crime and vice. But, on the other hand, to one who is acquainted with the inner life of the Ghetto the virtues which have hitherto characterized the Jews—industry and sobriety—are still to be found there; much more frequently than in those parts where the richer classes congr
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