The Peculiar Jews of Jerusalem and Palestine
An analysis of Jewish life in Palestine highlights the capital Jerusalem as a focal point for Judaism and explores the demographic makeup, immigration limits, and economic factors. It notes the large European and American Jewish presence, the Ashkenazim and Sephardim divisions, and distinctive customs such as the side curls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Jerusalem
European America
London
New York
Europe
America
Holy City
Russia
United States
State Department
Germany
Persia
Caucasus
Sepharone
Jaffa
Hono Montefiore
Kedron
David
Israel
Tabernacle
Moses
Crowth
Cies
Bethlehem
Sir Moses
Lablead
Isome
Jeremiah
Zechariah
Jesus
American Laboratories
Scott & Bowne
Ploomfield
N.J
Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter Life and Leaders in Old City
The piece surveys Jerusalem’s Jewish community, detailing leading Ashkenazi and Sephardi rabbis, the vast number of synagogues, and daily prayer at the Wailing Place. It contrasts devout piety with poverty inside the walls, notes social tensions, and describes charities, housing, and merchant power in the Holy City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Salant
Holy City
Jacob Saul Elyashar
Jerusalem
Beth Yakob
Jacob
Tiphereth Israel
Israel
Omar
Herod
Babylon
Zion
Wall
England
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