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Facts About tlie Jews.The Methodic, of February 19tli, contains an article upon the present condition of the Jews throughout the world, from which we extract the following interesting facts and figures:“Dr. Pressel, in writing of the present condition of the Jewish people, arranges them into three classes, according to tfie countries yver which they are disbursed. The first class, inhabiting the interior of Africa, Arabia, India and China, accupiys the llt;5w( stage of civilization. Tiiese! Jews are semi-barbarous and ignorant of their own literature, history and religion, with which they often mix up various heathen rites.The second and most generous class is in Northern Africa, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Persia, Asia Minor, European Turkey, Poland, Russia, and all parts of Austria. It embraces the bigotted, strictly orthodox and Talmudical Jews, including the sex of Cliassidim, or ‘pious’ (the representatives of ‘Zealots’ of Jose, lius.) to the number of about one million, and the Karaites, who reject all rabbinical traditions. The vast majority of these Jews are extremely ignorant on all but Jewish learning.“The third class is represented by the Jews of Central and Western Europe and of the United States.n nr foKlo nntriaQ o
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Marion Star And Southern Real Estate Advertiser
Marion, South Carolina, US
Wed, Apr 06, 1870
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