JEWS. 



In lloumania oppression continued to be ex- 

 iTcisi-d against the Jews, under color of the 

 igainst vagabonds and strangers. A slow 

 amelioration of the position of the Jews in Rus- 

 sia was perceptible. Under the operation of 

 t'l.- now military law, the Israelites were en- 

 deavoria*, by tlte promotion of education, to 

 MOB* to themselves the advantages huld out 

 to recruits of superior culture ; and, under it, a 

 K-.visIi soldier had boon promoted to the grade 

 of olHcer by the Emperor himself. At lunis, 

 the general population continued to exhibit 

 great hostility to the Jews, despite the benevo- 

 lence of the Bey. At Moroaco, the Sultan per- 

 sonally continued to evince his friendly senti- 

 ments toward the Jewish people. Neverthe- 

 less, crimes against thorn were not rare, and 

 individual governors would sometimes revive 

 tyrannical enactments, but without the sanc- 

 tion of the Emperor. The Allianca was in 

 friemlly communication with other Jewish 

 organizations throughout the world. Its ef- 

 fecta were seconded by the Anglo-Jewish Asso- 

 ciation, the British Board of Deputies, the 

 Viennese Alliance, the Central Consistory of 

 France, and the Board of Delegates of Ameri- 

 can Israelitds in the United States. The latter 

 body aided, in particular, the school at Jaffa. 



An International Jewish Conference, called 

 by the Anglo-Jewish Association, met at Paris, 

 December llth, for the purpose of considering 

 the condition of the Israelites in the Danubian 

 Principalities, and what measures could be 

 tiken to secure to them equal rights with 

 Christian and Mohammedan residents. The 

 call for the convention specified for its objects 

 more definitely, " to sesure for the Jews, in the 

 provinc3S affected by the disturbances in Tur- 

 key, the same full enjoyment of civil, political, 

 and religions rights, as is claimed for the other 

 n jn- Mussulman subjests of the Porte ; and to 

 embody the expression of their claims in a joint 

 memorial, bearing tha signatures of representa- 

 tives of all the Jewish bodies represented .at 

 the conference." It was also provided in the 

 call that the case of Roumania, as well as of 

 Servia, should be included in the deliberations 

 of the conference. About seventy delegates 

 attended the meeting, representing Jewish 

 societies and institutions in Austria, Belgium, 

 England, Germany, Italy, and America, as 

 well as the Alliance Israelite Universelle. M. 

 Oremiaux, of the Alliance, was chosen presi- 

 dent. Baron Henry de Worms, of the Anglo- 

 Jewish Association ; M. Isidor, Grand Rabbi 

 of France; M. Astruc, Grand Rabbi of Bel- 

 gium ; Dr. Kristetter, of Berlin, and Mr. Wil- 

 liam Seligman, of New York, were chosen 

 vice-presidents. Mr. Leven, of the Alliance; 

 the Rev. A. Lowy, of the Anglo-Jewish Asso- 

 ciation, and Herr Bernhard Singer, of Vienna, 

 were chosen secretaries. The chief question 

 discussed was as to whether it was advisable 

 to address the memorial, which it was pro- 

 posed to make, to the Conference of the Great 

 Powers which was about to meet in Constan- 

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tinople, or to forward it to the several govern- 

 ments which would be represented at the 

 conference. It was finally derided that the 

 memorial should bo sent to the coul'. r.-n,-.-, 

 and that, in addition to this, the delegate* 

 should apply to their several governments to 

 induce thorn to recommend the favorable re- 

 ception of the memorial. The memorial wan 

 then prepared, approved, and signed by everj 

 member of the conference. Baron de Worms 

 was commissioned personally to deliver it to 

 the Conference of the Great Powers at Con- 

 stantinople. The conference closed with a 

 banquet, given on the evening of the 14th of 

 December, on which occasion M. Creraiem 

 presided, and addresses were delivered by 

 Baron de Worms; Messrs. William Seligman 

 and Arthur L. Levy, of New York ; Baron 

 Todros, of Padua; Dr. Landsberg, of Liegnitz; 

 Grand-Rabbi Astruc, of Brussels ; M. Dreyfooa 

 Neumann, of Basel ; Dr. Singer, of Vienna; Dr. 

 Frank, of Cologne; Grand-Rabbis Isidor and 

 Kahn, and Mr. Albert Cohn, in the Italian, 

 German, English, Hebrew, and French lan- 

 guages. M. Crfimieux, in the course of his 

 address, said that there were represented at 

 the meeting three nations he especially wel- 

 comed America, England, and Germany. 

 "America! " he said "how admirable is the 

 outlook there for us for us Israelites! See 

 them in the midst of her cities, too numerous 

 to count, participating in the immense growth 

 of that great nation, which France helped to 

 sustain in her early days, with her taking the 

 first step for liberty ! See the state of the 

 Jews in America, how tranquil ; how they 

 enjoy all the rights of mankind in common 

 with their fellow-citizens, without exception ! 

 A beautiful example for us, who first on the 

 Continent of Europe proclaimed liberty of con- 

 science the grand and divine right of man! 

 Here, too, without distinction of faith, we en- 

 joy the great and beautiful titles of citizen and 

 patriot." He then spoke kindly of England 

 and Germany : " Berlin, considered as the 

 capital of the German Empire, is for France a 

 sad recollection ; but regarded as the home of 

 Israelites, who enjoy every right, and show 

 themselves worthy of their possession, is quite 

 another and a friendly city. How can we 

 think of political hatred, of the enmity of 

 peoples, when we have the love of God to 

 unite us?" The memorial of the conference 

 was granted a favorable hearing at the Con- 

 ference of the Great Powers at Constanti- 

 nople. 



A deputation from the Anglo-Jewish Asso- 

 ciation waited on Lord Derby, at the Foreign 

 Office in London, December 27th, to present 

 to him the memorial, as the International Con- 

 ference at Paris had directed should be done. 

 The deputation was introduced by Baron de 

 Worms, who was followed in short addresses 

 by Mr. Sergeant Simon, M. P., and Mr. Gold- 

 smid, M. P. Baron de Worms invited atten- 

 tion to the case of Roumania, saying that 



