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New York.—We are pleased to announce that a portion
of the young Israelites of New York lately organized a society, under
the name of “Young Men’s Hebrew Benevolent Association,” for the purpose
of aiding the indigent Israelites of the city with fuel and stoves
during the winter season. When our correspondent wrote, there were
already one hundred and eight members enrolled, at two dollars per
annum, though it had been but a few days since the institution of the
society was agreed upon. The following persons have been elected
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officers for the first year: Henry Herts, President, M. L. Felleman,
Vice-President, Lyon Berhard, Treasurer, Emanuel De Young, Hon.
Secretary, and Philip Levy, Charles Davies, Lewis Solomon, and Leon
Goldsmith, Managers. To judge from the results attending the Fuel
Society in our own city, we should think that no charity more deserving
of public patronage could be established in the large towns, where
employment often fails the poor in winter, at the very season when fuel
is so indispensable, and often enhanced in value. We therefore wish the
new society heartily ample success.
St. Louis.—The congregation at St. Louis desire to
engage a suitable person to act as חזן
and שוחט. For particulars we refer to
the advertiser.
Buffalo, N Y.—The Israelites residing at the chief
town of western New York, we are truly gratified to learn, now number
thirty families. They organized themselves into a congregation, under
the name of Beth El, on the 13th of June last. The officers for the
current year are: Abraham Jacobs, President, E. I. Bernheimer,
Treasurer, M. Friedenberg, I. M. Getski, and Samuel Phillipi, Trustees,
and Rev. A. Ansell, Reader and Secretary. We obtained the
official account of the organization of this new Jewish community only
within a few days past, or else we should have laid it earlier before
our readers, who will perceive that the formation of new associations
for worship and charity is almost a monthly phenomenon at present in
America, and we hope that we may have the pleasing task of chronicling
such matters frequently, to serve as a basis for a future history of
American Jews.
Montreal.—The Israelites of Montreal lately
organized a Sunday School, under the superintendence of Rev. A. De
Sola. The school already comprises twenty-one children, (our readers
are perhaps aware that our number is very limited in the capital of
British America,) who will thus receive weekly at least instruction in
the principles of their faith. The female teachers for the present are
Miss Rebecca Joseph, Miss Phoebe David, and Miss Sarah Solomons; but the
other young ladies are ready to give their services as soon as they are
needed.
Albany, N. Y.—The Congregation Beth-El, of Albany,
held a meeting a few days ago, at which they passed resolutions heartily
approving of the proposed assembly. Our space this month absolutely
precludes us from doing more than merely announcing the fact. All we ask
of other congregations is to do so likewise, and to act speedily. |
