Prepare for the great Work!
Brethern of Cincinnati, prepare for the great and glorious work. You are called upon to assemble the first Wednesday of September next, for no other, and no smaller a cause than to lay the foundation to the first Hebrew college in the United States and in England; but these are not the right names for the things, you shall lay the foundation to the future glory of Israel in this country; — You shall dig a well of the purest blessings to our sons, to the unborn generations of Israel; You shall erect a monument to the glory of our beloved country, a demonstration of our love of education and learning, the safeguards of our country, the main pillars of our revered religion, our strongest defense against our opponents. You shall build up an institution, such as across the ocean only princes and potentates erect, and thus make a great demonstration in favor of our republican honor, energy and willingness to serve the community, the cause of humanity and learning, which are one and indivisible in their nature. Brethern, prepare for the great work, and be ready with heart and soul, with intellect and purse to support the great and glorious work. Let none miss, none falter, none be slow. Prepare for the great work.
The time of blind faith, of unlimited obedience to acknowledged authority is gone by; reason governs, reason is obeyed, and every man of common sense will abide only by the well-founded dictates of reason. So come then forward, and state your reasons, plead the cause of your party; try to convince us, that we are wrong, show that we err and have erred, we will listen to you with the greatest complacency, but why do you not answer?
Do not suppose, you do anything good to your cause, by treating us with contempt, by thinking it not worth while, to take up the gauntlet. We give our opinions wish to be instructed. We give our opinion according to our best conviction and after the most sincere and earnest investigation, but we do not wish to exercise an infallible power; error is natural to man, and why should we not be apt to err? Well then, if our principle is מתוך הויכוח יתברר האמת why do you not answer?
Dr. L.
—August 17, 1855
A romantic story makes the round in German papers (Israelitischer Bote, July 21st.) Dr. B. died in San Francisco, Cal., an old bachelor, left about 300,000 thalers to his relatives in Germany, all of whom are dead, except one girl, nineteen years old. One of the conditions being that the heir promise to marry according to Jewish customs, etc., and the happy miss being in love with a Christian artist, refused the large sum of money and is going to marry her lover. This is very romantic, but most likely it is not true.
CUMBERLAND, MD.,
Aug. 14, 1876.
To the Editor of the
American Israelite.
…Our noble ladies (God bless them!) formed a Hebrew Ladies’ Aid Society, with twenty-one members, of which Mrs. S. Rosenheim is President; Mrs. J. Goldsmith, Vice-president; Mrs. M. Gross, Treasurer; Mr. E. J. Hiller, Secretary. Although only six months in existence, it has presented a beautiful carpet and two pulpit covers to our synagogue, besides many other charitable acts too numerous to mention….
Last, but not least, we have also a well-established Sabbath-school with thirty-five pupils, under the control of the following-named teachers: Mrs. H. Adler, Mrs. S. Rosenheim, Miss Ettie Hirsch, Miss Sophie Sonnhorn and Mr. Lashman Rosenbaum… Yesterday our Sabbath-school gave a picnic, which was joined by old and young; a steamboat was procured, and with baskets overloaded with all the good things of the season, we started down the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal bright and early, and landed in a beautiful grove, about seven miles distant, where everyone enjoyed himself to his heart’s content.
D. LASHANSKY.
—August 18, 1876
Nothing can be more absurdly stupid than the conventionality which during the recent sweltering weather imposed upon both men and women garments so manifestly unsuited to the season. With the thermometer registering over blood heat a stiff collar, a shirt like a board and cuffs of the same inflexibility, a heavy coat, vest and head-gear, the average man who makes a victim of himself for the sake of appearances is as much of a fetish worshiper as any votary of Voodooism… —August 22, 1901
MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION.
Mayor’s Office,
Cincinnati, August 12, 1901.
Whereas, the second day of September, 1901, in pursuance of law, has been designated as Labor Day, I most urgently call upon all citizens of Cincinnati to lend their heartiest co-operation in the observance of that date as a holiday.
In the name of the toiling thousands of our people, I would further urge that all factories, business houses and stores be closed, so far as is consistent with the demands of commerce and the necessities of life, that employers as well as employees may be given the opportunity of showing their appreciation of the dignity of labor and of that class of our citizens through whose industry and skill the wealth of our city has been so materially advanced, and through whose patriotism and integrity of purpose Cincinnati has been placed in the very forefront of the galaxy of sister cities.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City to be affixed at Cincinnati this twelfth day of August, 1901.
Julius Fleischmann,
Mayor of Cincinnati.
Attest: Chas. J. Christie, Secretary.
LOCAL.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Moch have returned from Atlantic City.
Mrs. M. Rothschild has returned home from Waukesha.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Schwab have returned from Atlantic City.
Mr. J. Wilhermsdorfer has returned from the Michigan summer resorts.
Misses Millie and Cora Bing have returned from a trip to Michigan resorts.
—August 22, 1901
Alfred M. Cohen, Cincinnati national president of the I. O. B. B., has issued a call for a conference to be held on August 29th, 30th and 31st, to discuss plans to raise two million dollars this fall for cultural activities in America and housing in Palestine…
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Boy Scouts of Hamilton County, their parents and friends gathered at Camp Edgar Friedlander Monday to do honor to their benefactor and friend, Edgar Friedlander, founder of the camp. Mr. Friedlander conceived the idea of giving the boys a place for summer camping where they could be assured the beneficial scout training and enjoy an ideal vacation. He purchased the site and opened the camp in 1919, with sixty scouts in attendance…
—August 19, 1926
Letter to the Editor
COLUMNIST’S ATTITUDE ON ELDERLY REJECTED BY GOOD TIMES CLUB
The American Israelite
We address this letter to Alfred Segal.
It seems to us, Mr. Segal, that your attitude toward the later years of man is cruel, completely unwholesome and unrealistic. We are referring to your articles which appeared in this newspaper on Aug. 2 and 9.
You give the impression that once a man reaches advanced maturity there is little left but retirement from the community with the futility of uselessness that accompanies it. We are indignant with your heartlessness and amazed at your total lack of sensitivity.
500th BABY FOR BABY’S FIRST PICTURE PROJECT
Group photo includes (left to right): Mrs. Charles Levinson; Mrs. Tom Buran, registered nurse; Mrs. Frank Floyd, registered nurse; Mrs. Thaddeus Paul, mother of 500th baby to be photographed in “Baby’s First Picture” project; Miss Mary Sick, student nurse.
—August 23, 1951
Rabbi Joel Schwab is Appointed Assistant at Adath Israel
Walter Hattenbach, president of Adath Israel Congregation, announces the appointment of Rabbi Joel Schwab to serve as Assistant Rabbi of the Congregation.
Bar Mitzvah
We are happy to announce the Bar Mitzvah of our son, Matthew Aaron, on Saturday the 21st of August, 1976, at 10:45 a.m., at the Isaac M. Wise Temple, Eighth and Plum Sts.
We would be honored to have our friends and relatives worship with us on this occasion.
Matthew is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Max Kraus, and of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Friedenn of Miami Beach and formerly of Cincinnati.
—August 19, 1976
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives (AJA) will be honoring Mr. Dick Weiland and celebrating his 87th birthday on Wednesday, August 31 at the AJA, located on the historic Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served followed by a brief program during which Dick will receive The Jacob Rader Marcus Award.
—August 18, 2016
Beginning with the August 5, 2021 issue, The American Israelite (Vol. 168, No. 4) has a new look: full color printing on all pages.Color printing was introduced in The American Israelite in 1999 under the leadership of Netanel “Ted” Deutsch, who remains the publisher; color was used on the four-page outer wrap and middle four pages. The current change switches to a web-based printer, resulting in better quality color printing as well as its use throughout the paper.
—August 19, 2021