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The
Third Annual Charity Ball
of the Israelites of Philadelphia, took place on Thursday evening, the
23d of January last. The assembly was numerous, and the whole
arrangements reflect the greatest credit upon the managers. The surplus
was $568 49, which was equally divided between the Fuel, Ladies’
Benevolent, and Sewing Societies.
The
Second Annual Examination of the Talmud Torah school of New York, took place on Sunday, the 26th of
January, and is reported to have resulted very favourably. We have not
received the particulars, which we expected to obtain from some of our
correspondents.
The
Second Anniversary Dinner of the Hebrew Beneficial Society of St. Louis took place on
Wednesday the 6th of January, on which occasion a new branch was added
to the operations of this charity, to give aid to persons not of the
Jewish persuasion who may apply for relief, and the members resolved
to adopt the name of “the Revival of Life,” חברה
משיבת נפש. The
society is yet in its infancy, and consists chiefly of young men, the
whole number being twenty-nine, of whom but three are married. As the
funds are yet low, and the objects desired to be carried out so useful,
we are requested to state that donations and contributions will be
thankfully received by the officers of the society; which are, for the
present year, A. Jacobs, President; I. M. Levy, Vice-President; B.
Defrice, Treasurer, and M. C. Harris, Secretary. Messrs. Joseph Levy,
now of Philadelphia; A. J. Latz, now of Cincinnati, and A. Jacobs, of
St. Louis, were the founders of this Institution, in November, 1842.
Order
Restored at Mogador.—Our attention has been called
by the gentleman who supplied us with our previous intelligence from
Mogador, to an official communication which has been received from Her
Majesty’s Consul-General at Tangier, and published in the Gibraltar
Chronicle of the 6th Dec.
The
new Governor of Mogador, El Arby Terres, writes thus, under date of 22d
Nov.
“Praise
be to God. There is no force or power but in God. We have received your
letter, and understood its contents; and the European merchant, William
Grace, your agent, in the port of Sweera, (Mogador) and its vicinity,
has arrived.
“He
(Mr. Grace), has found that the town is inhabited, and that the market
is plentiful and well supplied from all the vicinity; and that
government is restored as it was before, and better; and that ships are
beginning to come to the happy and prosperous port. May God prosper it
and increase its welfare! Amen!”
Mr.
Grace had been able to confirm the above welcome intelligence. The
Governor had preceded him by a few days, and restored order. The
re-establishment of the British flag was hailed with satisfaction by
many, who had not been content to remain, without the assurance so given
that tranquillity was to be depended upon. Mr. G. writes:—
“The Sultan is proceeding slowly, but surely,
in arresting those of the authorities of the town and provinces, who
either had a hand in the plunder, or did not attempt to stop the ravages
at the time of the bombardment, and in punishing the tribes who, by that
conduct and plunder of their brethren placed themselves without the pale
of Islamism.
“The
native Jew merchants had not yet returned from Morocco (City), but were
daily expected; the market was well attended, and most of the Moorish
inhabitants had come back.”
The
accounts in our last number were dated October, fully one month earlier.
It is understood to have been the indirect character of the reports
hitherto received, the uncertainty as to whether Mogador was yet
re-inhabited, and the difficulty of obtaining favourable opportunities
of freight, which prevented an earlier transmission of the aid collected
here. A large quantity of rice, and clothing-materials for both sexes,
have been prepared for sending out.—Voice of Jacob.
In
connexion with the preceding, the following is given in a late number of
the same paper:
The
Mogador Calamity.—It
is understood, that the amount received in aid of the sufferers, has
somewhat exceeded £2500; and that the generous spirit of I. L. Yuly,
Esq., having afforded a gratuitous freight to the Relief Committee in a
vessel despatched by him to the Barbary Coast nearly a fortnight since,
the opportunity was employed to send out 15 tons of rice, materials for
clothing 300 males and 300 females, and a liberal amount in dollars. It
is also rumoured, that the Committee had it in contemplation to send out
some competent gentleman from this country, in order to superintend and report upon the distribution of the relief; but that detailed
lists of the numbers and condition of the sufferers having been recently
received, the necessity of such a mission has appeared less urgent.
Mitigation
of the Russo-Polish Conscription.—We have been obliged with the opportunity of
extracting the following gratifying particulars, from letters addressed
to London by the elders of the Wilna Congregation.
That
congregation had just received despatches from Amstislow, dated 6th of
Kislev, (17th Nov.,) informing them that on Wednesday, the 13th of that
month, a courier had arrived from His Excellency the Minister Wrioutrnik
Diel, announcing the speedy approach of that functionary with good tidings for the afflicted Jews of that
place. Then followed another estafette summoning the Jews together in
order to give the Minister
a reception. He himself arrived on the 14th, and read to the assembled
congregation an Imperial decree, the substance of which was as
follows:—
- The decree ordering the levy of one in every
ten Israelites, is recalled.
- The thirty-six men already taken in pursuance
thereof, are to be returned to their families.
His
Excellency said, that he was charged with despatches to the Governor
General of the Province of Wittepsk, containing other gracious
concessions.
The
Elders of Wilna convey this intelligence to the Anglo-Jewish
authorities, in return for the communication made to them of the
proceedings taken by the Board of Deputies of British Jews, on the
occasion of the Emperor’s visit to this country; they express the most
lively gratitude for the sympathy so exhibited on their behalf, and
state that they have good reasons to believe that this important
mitigation of the rigour of the Russo-Polish Conscription, may be
considered the fruit of that fraternal sympathy. We will revert to the
subject at an early opportunity.—Voice of Jacob.
Dr.
Adler, Chief Rabbi.—We
have much pleasure in presenting our readers with the following account
of our newly elected Rabbi, compiled from an authenticated source.
Dr.
Adler was born in Hanover, on the 17th of December, A. M.
5563 (C. E. 1802,) his father, the Rev. Rabbi Marcus Beer Adler, o
Frankfort, being then Chief Rabbi of Hanover. This distinguished Rabbi,
himself the descendant from celebrated theologians, superintended the
Biblical and Talmudical studies of his son, and had him prepared for the
university by other competent preceptors. After giving some evidence of
his attainments by the delivery of a discourse in the German language,
he entered the University of Würtzburg; a city then equally eminent for
the reputation of its professors as for the qualities of the highly
respected ministering Rabbi of its Jewish congregation.
Here
Dr. A. prosecuted his studies for rather more than two years; and with
great success, as testified by the usual certificates. After having been
ordained by the Rev. Abm. Bing, the Chief Rabbi of Würtzburg, just
alluded to, he visited the University of Erlangen, and wrote there a
treatise “On the Supreme Being;” he then underwent the usual
examination by the professors of the philosophical faculty, and received
thereupon the diploma of Doctor.
Upon returning to his native city, Dr. Adler was
invited to become Chief Rabbi of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg; and
previously to entering upon those functions, he was married in
Frankfort, in the winter of 1829, to Miss Henrietta Worms, his present
estimable lady, by whom he has a promising family of 2 sons and 3
daughters. While in Frankfort, and with a view to secure the advantages
of its citizenship, Dr. A. submitted to another formal examination of
his theological attainments, receiving a very handsome testimonial
thereupon. In the May following, he formally assumed his rabbinical
office at Oldenburg. Here, he not only enjoyed the respect and esteem of
his flock, but obtained similar marks of the consideration in which he
was held by the Ducal authorities. His sermons, some of which have been
published in the local periodicals, were popular also with the
professors of other creeds. He had not long held the post of Oldenburgh,
when he was invited to assume that of Cassel, in Niederhessen; but he
preferred that of Hanover, which the death of his lamented father had
vacated.
He
has discharged the high functions of the Hanoverian Rabbinate for a
period of fourteen years; with what success may be gleaned from the very
handsome testimony which has been borne thereto by all classes of the
community. The Hanoverian synagogues number about one hundred; hence the
Jewish population in that kingdom, which has been stated at 5000 only,
must certainly be underestimated. The result of Dr. Adler’s spiritual
labours include the introduction of regularly delivered sermons, the
establishment of an effective choir, and other modes of rendering the
public service more impressive. His activity in the organization of
public schools is declared to have been signally successful; and as the
accredited organ and representative of the Hanoverian Jews, he has
become personally known and respected by that government, in such a
manner as to enlist its sympathies for his advancement. The Duke of
Cambridge, (ex-Viceroy of Hanover,) is understood to have been
especially interested for the result of our recent election; and
although such matters have no concern within the pale of the synagogue, it is valuable testimony which is thus
collaterally borne by that prince, (whose kind-hearted feelings towards
our national institutions render him a worthy successor to the lamented
Duke of Sussex,) to the dignity and consideration with which the English
Synagogue will be henceforward represented externally. Altogether our
Chief Rabbi appears to belong to that class emphatically called
practical men; and such is just the man to deal with the difficulties of
his new office.
The
circumstance that our Chief Rabbi is a כהן—lineal
descendant of Aaron and of
the order of the priesthood, will be regarded by many who have
manifested an interest in this election, as one of its most interesting
Features. The Holy Scriptures make direct and important reference to the
vocation of the Cohen, in times of doubt or difficulty. See Deut.
17:8, and especially Mal. 2:7.
“For
the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law
at his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.”
Hamburgh.—The
senate of this city, so considerably indebted to Jewish commerce, as
well as to Jewish patriotism and liberality, (witness the sacrifices
made on the occasion of the great fire,) has undertaken to originate a
legislative improvement of the position of the resident Jews. It is but
a partial measure after all, and it remains yet to be seen whether the
popular district assemblies will give that consent which the form of
government requires.—Voice of Jacob.
The
Appeal in Charleston, after being learnedly argued by the legal gentlemen on both sides, has been
left undecided upon by the judges, for the present, and we learn that it
is probable that a final judgment will not be given before next
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