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Pursuant to a call issued in the daily papers, a meeting of the
Israelites of Philadelphia, was held on Thursday evening, December 21,
1843, at the Synagogue in Cherry Street. the meeting was called to order
by H. Gratz, Esq., who nominated A. Hart, Esq., as Chairman. I. H. Weil,
was on motion, appointed Secretary. The chairman announced the object of
the meeting to be for the purpose of collecting funds to aid A. Crémieux,
Esq., in sustaining the Jewish schools, lately established in Cairo and
Alexandria, in a few brief and pertinent remarks, and concluded by
submitting the letter from Mons. Crémieux, addressed to M. M. Noah,
Esq., of New York, printed in No. 8, of the Occident.
The Rev. Mr. Leeser next offered the following resolution, preceded
by a few remarks eulogistic of the character of Mons. Crémieux, whom he
represented as having been the coadjutor of Sir Moses Montefiore in his
mission to Damascus to procure the mitigation of the suffering Jews, who
were unjustly and cruelly treated.
Resolved, "That three committees be appointed consisting of one
from each congregation, to collect subscriptions in aid of the above
cause, and that they be furnished with a copy of the letter of Mons. Crémieux,
and that the Chairman have power to appoint said Committees," which
was unanimously adopted.
The following gentlemen constitute the committees, agreeably to the
above resolution: Messrs. F. Samuel, M. Cauffman, and H. Van Beil, as
the central committee; John D. Jackson, D. A. Phillips, D. A. Davis, as
the southern, and L. Bomeisler, M. Arnold, and I. H. Weil, as a
committee for the Northern Liberties.
A. Hart, Chairman.
Isaac H. Weil, Secretary. |
