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6 THE JEWISH OUTLOOK
his black skin and the leopard his spots, lors of the idiotic puppet, which
just as little can the Russian tyrants “adorns” the throne of the Russian em-
<£brjND*l> “accustomed to commit crimes do good.”
(Jeremiah 13.23). But the Russian male-
pire, have, to their own sorrow and in-
jury, discovered that the killing nf the
factors in high places have fortunately Jewish men and the violating of Jewish
found out that by again dissolving the women is a very expensive sport after all.
Duma they would kill the goose, which These vampires came at last to the gall-
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What is the cause of this changed state chen hoert die Gemueth liclikeit auf.”
blntered at the Deliver PostotUce as Second of affairs? This is not an idle, but a Therefore Stolypin, the Russian prime
Class Mall. most significant burning question. Why minister, said that Siedlicz meant the
MAY 3, 1907. is this? What important event has hap- end of the massacres of Jews in Russia.
pened to reduce the Jewish representa- And every impartial student of the signs
JEWISH CALENDAR.
tion more than seventy-five per cent, in of the time must concede that so far
one short year? Did seventy-five per Stolypin has kept his promise. A few
5667 1006.
£h il^s !^as[• §?S,’
, cent, of the Jewish population of Russia weeks ago the black hundred in Odessa
Eiosh Hashanah
Fast of Gedalia Saturday, sept. 22
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emigrate within the last twelve months; attempted to arrange a new massacre of
Yom Klppur
Sneeoth Thursday, Oct. “14 so that instead of six million Jews last Jews. Kaulbars, the cowardly governor
Wednesday, Oct. 10
Hoshanah Rabba
Azereth Th r year there are only a million and a half of Odessa, who through his cowardice,
Sh'minl w lH=X’ not' was, according to General Kuropatkin’s
Slmchas Torah -
F
i rI j X’ Oct.
a
sw’ 12
on
20
Jews in Russia this year? Or did, from
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan... .Saturday, book on the Russo-Japanese war, the
Rosh Chodesh K151ev......... Sunday. Nov. 18 some reason or another, the Jews of Rus-
Wednesday, Dec. 12
Chanukah Thursday. Dec. 18 sia abstain from casting their votes? Did cause of the fall of Mukden, was about
Rosh Chodesh Tebeth ....Thursday,
Fast of Tebetn Dec. 27 the vast majority of Jews in Russia die to help in this dastardly crime. But Stol-
1007.
5667
of a natural death since 1906 ? Or were ypin was forced to check the attempted
—
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat Wednesday, Jan. 16

16
Rosh Chodesh Adar .....Friday, Feb.
Wednesday. Feb. 27 so many massacres of Jews in the last massacre. Not forsooth from scruples
Fast of Esther
Putin, Thursday, Feb. 28 twelve months that seventy-five per cent, of conscience, but from reasons of diplo-
Rosh Chodesh Nissan Saturday. Mar. 16
Shabbas Hagodol Saturday. Mar. 23 of the Jewish voters were decimated, macy. If then, since the last twelve
Pesach, Ist day Saturday, Mar.
.Friday, April
30
6 exterminated and killed?. months the Jews did not emigrate from
Fesach, 7th day
Rosh Chodesh Iyar Monday, April 15 • * • * “holy Russia” at the rate of seventy-five
Thursday. May 2
Lag B'Omer
Rosh Chodesh Slvan Tuesday. May 14 per cent., if they did not die of a natural
Shabuoth ...Sunday. May 19 These are not idle questions, they are death, if they did not abstain from vot-
Thursday. June 13
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz
Fast of Tamuz Saturday, June 29 on the contrary, most pertinent for a ing, if they were not decimated and ex-
Rosh Chodesh Ab .Friday, July
Saturday. July
12
20 thorough understanding of the subject tirpated at the rate of seventy-five per
Fast of Ab
Rosh Chodesh Ellul Sunday. Aug. 11 under consideration. cent, by massacres, why did the Jewish
Monday. Sept. 9
Rosh Hashanah. 5668 While things in Russia are by no vote decrease within the short space of
means satisfactory, so far as the Jews one year, at such a tremendous rate?
EDITORIAL are concerned, the unbiased critic must Why did cities like Wilna, which last
nevertheless concede the truth, that so year elected to the Duma Dr. Shamarjali
While Judaism far as massacres of Jews in Russia aye Lewin, its former Rabbi, who lately vis-
Jewish preaches optimism,
'
concerned a most decided improvement

of the state of affairs must be chronicled.
ited this country, send Hooligans—i. e.,
Solidarity, we Jews have every the black hundred, the assassin of Jews,
reason to be pessi- Since the massacre at Siedlicz, arranged, to the Duma? Why did Warsaw and
A Fancy. mists, so far as the manipulated, managed and executed by other large cities which, by the mere
amelioration of the condition of the the “valiant,” “heroic,” and “brave” force of numbers, are fully entitled to
Jew in Russia is concerned. And, soldiers of the equally valiant, heroic and Jewish representatives, not send a single
yet we hope and trust that even in brave Czar, no further massacre of Jews Jew to the Duma? Just think of it, al-
Russia the dawn of the new day is not on a large scale took place in Russia. most six million Jews in Russia have
too far distant, and the Duma is the fore- Even the much dreaded Pessach season elected only three of their number to rep-
runner of this new day. Therefore, which so often was the signal for the wan- resent their interests in the Russian par-
granting that we cannot expect too much ton murder of innocent Jews, passed liament, the only place where Jews can,
from this parliament, yet it is a good be- this time peaceably. Not indeed because with a fair hope of success, plead their
ginning. Prom what we see in the press, the Russian bureaucracy saw the error cause. * # # #
the present second Duma has a better of its ways, and therefore repented.
chance to accomplish some good for the Such a sudden change of heart could not And such a depressing result was at-
people at large and consequently for the be expected from the tribe of the Musco- tained in the face of the patent fact that
Jews than the first dissolved Duma. The vite Amalek. But the Russian hyena is last year, when the agitation of the gov-
powers that be will think twice before badly in need of money and has rather ernment against the Jews was much
resorting to the last desperate coup of lately found out that massacres of Jews fiercer and more bitter, the Jews never-
again dissolving the Duma. Not to be have ruined the Russian credit even theless have sent thirteen, more than four
sure because they have become imbued among the non-Jewish bankers of civil- times the present representation to par-
with a higher sense of justice and equity. ized countries. The murderous scoun- liament? Mah Nishtanneh? What ex-
drels who belong to the “wise” counsel- traordinary event did happen to bring
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Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat Wednesday, Jan. 16

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