In the Beginning: 1855
Each week The American Israelite will print an item from the first years.
Jewish Boarding House
The undersigned respectfully informs the public and the mercantile community that he has just opened his new and well managed house on Third Street, No. 56, four doors west of Walnut, north side. A first-rate lunch at 10 a.m., dinner at half past 12 p.m., hot coffee and a great variety of pies, cakes, &c., during the afternoon, are served up daily. — Also lager beer and choice wines.
—Bernhard Adler
— June 15, 1855
150 Years ago
Items
– “A Stranger,” of Boston, Mass., is respectfully informed that we always inset anonymous communications — in the waste-basket.
– Donation. — We have received from Rebecca Lodge, of Attica, Ind., the sum of thirty dollars for the poor of Palestine. The money has been handed over to Mr. Hyman Moses. Next!
– A vast number of communications descriptive of the rite of confirmation have been received at this office. As this ceremony is so often described, we have thought it best to omit all letters on the subject.
– Buffalo, N.Y. — The congregation Beth-El, of Buffalo, has published an appeal to the Israelites throughout the country, requesting assistance in building a synagogue. They have purchased a building lot, but have not sufficient funds to erect a house of worship. All donations will be thankfully received and acknowledged by B. Hyman, No. 100 Swan Street, or A.F. Cohen, No. 343 Seneca Street, N.Y.
To the Hebrew Congregations of the United States
Please take note that the Council of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations will meet at Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 14, 1874. Congregations desirous of becoming members in the Union can be represented in the Council by complying with the requirements of the Constitution. Matters will come before the Council of interest not only to every congregation, but to every Israelite who desires that his faith may be perpetuated. It is therefore hoped that the congregations throughout the country will be fully represented.
— Moritz Loth, President.
— June 12, 1874
125 Years ago
Jottings
– News correspondents must sign their letters with their full names. We cannot print communications unless we know who they are from.
– Mrs. Mary Miller, the Brooklyn faith healer who treated twelve-year-old Dora Kraus, with the result that the child’s left foot had to be amputated, was sentenced to five months imprisonment in the Kings County Penitentiary.
– Montreal has an infant phenomenon faith healer, Jean Louis Taillon. He is seven years old and a seventh son. Whether his powers will outlast his seventh year is what is worrying his parents, who are at present making a good living out of little Jean’s supposed power.
– The Minerva Publishing Co., of New York is sending out prospectuses of a monthly publication to be called the Anti-Semite. This is the same disreputable gang that published “The American Jew.” Fortunately the power for evil of these people is nil, however great their desire might be.
— June 15, 1899
100 Years ago
Jottings
– The editor of The Western Christian Advocate says that, “Only true Christians can be genuinely mannerly.” If this were a fact, which, of course, it is not, our brother of The Christian Advocate is not a true Christian.
– The annual Zionist conference, which is scheduled to take place in August, will probably not be held in Vienna as was at first understood. The conference may be held in either Carlsbad or Basle.
– At a meeting of the District Grand Lodge, B’nai B’rtih, held at Salt Lake City last week, the announcement was made that the allowance of ten gallons of wine per year for each family for sacramental purposes was far in excess of actual requirements. It was also reported that through the efforts of the Order, the consumption of sacramental wine in the District had been reduced seventy per cent during the past year.
Editor’s Notes: A reminder to our readers that this note was written during the Prohibition era, where any consumption of alcohol outside of sacramental uses was illegal.
– The number of Jewish immigrants stranded in Havana is so large that the small Jewish community is unable to care for them and great suffering is resulting. The United Hebrew Congregation Centre Macabee, which has been caring for them to the best of its ability, has appealed to the various Jewish organizations of the United States and solicited their cooperation towards solving the problem, not only of temporary relief, but in some way proving for these unfortunate co-religionists.
– Overwhelming the tenacious opposition of a Ku Klux Kan bloc wielding approximately one-fourth of the votes, the Democratic State convention at Indianapolis, Ind., rededicated the part to the constitutional guarantees of freedom of worship and expression and nominated for Governor Dr Carleton B. McCulloch of Indianapolis, who was opposed by the Ku Klux in the recent state primaries. Stat Senator Joseph Cravens of Madison, supported by the Kluxer forces, held a one of 300 through the last of three ballots. Later a motion by Cravens followers to make the nomination unanimous carried by acclimation.
— June 12, 1924
75 Years ago
Camp Livingston to Dedicate New Buildings
The Robert Krohn Livingston Memorial Camp in Remington, Ohio, is dedicating its new recreation hall, the Joseph Ullman Recreation Hall, Sunday, June 19, at 2 p.m., at an “open house” on the camp grounds. The public is invited.
This summer will be the 29th year that the camp has been in operation.
When the camp was established, the facilities consisted of two large barracks and minimal camp equipment. Today it has well insulated, permanent housing units, two baseball diamonds, a football field, badminton, tennis, volley ball and horseshoe courts. A large outdoor pool is available for swimming, and boats and canoes are used on the Little Miami River. The camp also has a craft shop, nature shelter, newspaper office, and photography darkroom as well as a library of record and books.
The Joseph Ullman Recreation Hall was made possible by a gift of Louis Ullman in memory of his son, Joseph Ullman, whose death in 1946 deprived the camp of one of its most active board members.
— June 16, 1949
50 years ago
Bas Mitzvah
– Our daughter, Marcie Sue, will chant a portion of the Haftorah on the occasion of her Bas Mitzvah on Saturday, the 15th of June, 1974, at 10:45 a.m. at Plum Street Temple, Eight and Plum Streets, Cincinnati.
We would be pleased to have you worship with us and join us for Kiddush immediately following services.
Marcie is the granddaughter of Mrs. Esther Wolfson and the late Mr. Fred Wolfson and the late Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Warshofsky.
Gloria and Phil Wolfson
– Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dunn are proud to announce the forthcoming Bas Mitzvah of their youngest daughter, Allison Jean, on Friday evening the 28th of June at 8 p.m. at the Northern Hills Synagogue, 715 Fleming Road.
Allison is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin G. Dratch of Cincinnati and Mr. & Mrs. Reuben Dunn of Rochester, New York. Mrs. Rose Pinales of this city is the maternal great-grandmother. We would be very pleased to have our family and friends worship with us and attend the Oneg Shabbat following the services.
Mrs. Wertheiser Elected President of Yavneh Day School P.T.A.
Mrs. Jurek (Shirley) Werthaiser has been elected president of Yavneh Day School P.T.A. for 1974-76. She was installed president by Educational Director George Lebovitz, at the school’s annual P.T.A. Installation Luncheon.
She succeeds Mrs. S. Marcus (Mary) Wigser.
Mrs. Wertheiser has been a Yavneh parent for 12 years. She has served the school and the P.T.A. in nearly all capacities. In her inaugural talk, she noted of Yavneh’s growth this past year, and welcomed new parents, calling them to actively participate in all the school’s activities.
She stressed the need for parents and teachers to work together.
— June 13, 1974
25 Years ago
Cedar Village Melton class participants hold graduation
Participants of the Cedar Village Melton School class held a graduation ceremony on Tuesday, May 25.
Cedar Village residents, apartment tenants, volunteers and family members were noted for completing the first year of the Melton School. The class of “Rhythms of Jewish Living,” was taught by Rabbi Hanan Balk at Cedar Village on Tuesday afternoons.
Melton School Coordinator Nancy Klein welcomed the graduates and award the participants with Certificates of Jewish Studies from Hebrew University.
Balk told the group they were one of the best class he had ever taught. “I learned from you,” he said. “Many of you came from other countries and shared your experience with the rest of the class and with me.”
— June 17, 1999
10 Years ago
JEEP (Jewish Education for Every Person) dedicated new education center on June 8
By Beth Kotzin
Assistant Editor
JEEP (Jewish Education for Every Person) dedicated their new building, The Arthur Schreiber Jewish Education Center, with a ribbon cutting and installation of mezuzahs, on Sunday, June 8, 2014. Their new home is the first and only Jewish recovery center in the region.
JEEP was founded in 2004 by Rabbi Yaakov Karp, who believes that every Jewish person is precious and deserves access to Jewish education and life. They serve over 1000 clients annually throughout the southwest Ohio region including: children and youth, patients in hospitals, residents of senior facilities, adults with disabilities, people who are substance dependent or face similar challenges.
— June 12, 2014
