EVENTS IN 5677—CONTENTS 233 EVENTS IN 5677 JUNE 1,1916, TO MAY 31, 1917 TABLE OF CONTENTS A. UNITED STATES PAGE I. GENERAL EVENTS OF INTEREST TO JEWS Immigration Legislation; Civil Rights Laws; Religion in Public Schools, Institutions, etc.; Russian Revolu- tion ; Miscellaneous 237 II. JEWISH COMMUNAL LIFE Anniversaries; War Relief Work; Activities of Organi- zations; Jewish Congress Movement; Other Events.. 240 Synagogues and Homes of Societies Dedicated 246 III. APPOINTMENTS, HONORS, AND ELECTIONS Civil 249 Military 255 IV. NECROLOGY 263 B. FOREIGN COUNTRIES AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND General Events; Appointments, Honors, and Elections; Necrology 209 AUSTRIA-HUNGARY I. GENERAL EVENTS 269 II. APPOINTMENTS, HONORS, AND ELECTIONS 271 Til. NECROLOGY 272 BELGIUM General Events; Necrology 272 BULGARIA General Events 272 234 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK CANADA PAGE General Events; Appointments, Honors, and Elections; Necrology 272 CHINA General Events; Necrology 273 CUBA General Events 273 DENMARK General Events; Necrology 273 EGYPT General Events 274 FKANCE I. GENERAL EVENTS 274 II. APPOINTMENTS, HONORS, AND ELECTIONS 275 III. NECROLOGY 275 IV. EUROPEAN WAR Honors; Promotions; War Necrology 276 GERMANY I. GENERAL EVENTS 277 II. APPOINTMENTS, HONORS, AND ELECTIONS 281 III. NECROLOGY 281 GREECE General Events 282 INDIA General Events; Appointments, Honors, and Elections; Necrology 283 ITALY I. GENERAL EVENTS 283 II. APPOINTMENTS, HONORS, AND ELECTIONS 284 III. NECROLOGY 285 IV. EUROPEAN WAR Honors; Promotions; War Necrology 285 V. JEWISH OFFICERS IN ITALIAN ARMY IN WAU, 1916-1917. .. 287 EVENTS IN 5677—CONTENTS 235 MOROCCO PAGE General Events; Appointments, Honors, and Elections; Necrology 290 NETHERLANDS General Events; Appointments, Honors, and Elections; Necrology 290 PALESTINE 317 PERSIA Appointments, Honors, and Elections 291 ROUMANIA General Events; Military Honors; War Necrology 291 RUSSIA I. PERSECUTION AND REPRESSION Anti-Jewish Propaganda 292 Attacks on Jews 293 Questions of Domicile 294 Questions Involving Educational Restrictions 297 Industrial and Professional Restrictions '300 Suppression of Zionist Propaganda 300 Other Forms of Repression 301 II. GENERAL EVENTS AFFECTING JEWS Growth of Pro-Jewish Sentiment 301 Duma Discussions and Legislation 303 Relief of War Sufferers 304 The Revolution 306 Miscellaneous 309 III. JEWISH COMMUNAL LIFE 311 IV. ArroiNTMENTs, HONORS, AND ELECTIONS 312 V. NECROLOGY 13 VI. EUROPEAN WAR Honors; Promotions; War Necrology 314 SOUTH AMERICA Argentina; Brazil 315 SPAIN General Events 316 236 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK SWEDEN PAGE Appointments 316 SWITZERLAND General Events; Necrology 316 TUNIS General Events 317 TURKEY I. TUKKEY (EXCEPT PALESTINE) General Events 317 II. PALESTINE General Events; Appointments, Honors, and Elections; Necrology 317 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA Appointments, Honors, and Elections; Necrology 318 UNITED KINGDOM I. RUSSIAN JEWS AND MILITARY SERVICE 319 II. OTHER EVENTS 320 III. APPOINTMENTS, HONORS, AND ELECTIONS 322 IV. NECROLOGY 323 V. EUROPEAN WAR Military Honors; Promotions; War Necrology 324 EVENTS IN 5677—UNITED STATES 237 - UNITED STATES I GENERAL EVENTS OF INTEREST TO JEWS [•indicates item was noted too late to be included in previous issue of the YEAB BOOK.] IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION:—JANUARY 8. Washington, D. C.: Senate passes Immigration Bill containing the literacy test by vote of fifty-six to ten,—17. Washington, D. C: House of Representatives passes Immigration Bill containing the literacy test.—22. Washington, D. C: President Wilson vetoes Immigra- tion Bill.—FEBRUARY 1. Washington, D. C: House of Representa- tives, by vote of two hundred and eighty-seven to one hundred and six, passes Burnett Immigration Bill over veto of President.—5. Washington, D. C: Senate passes Burnett Immigration Bill, by vote of sixty-two to nineteen, over veto of President. CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS:—NOVEMBER 19. Philadelphia, Pa.: Sixth annual meeting of Philadelphia Jewish Community (Kehil- lah) advocates passage by State Legislature of a bill establishing civil rights.-—MARCH 5. Concord, N. H.: Senator Marcel of Nashua introduces bill in State Legislature prohibiting racial or religious discrimination.—12. Hartford, Conn.: Bill prohibiting racial or religious discrimination in public places considered by Judiciary Committee of General Assembly.—APRIL 20. Colorado: Legislature passes law to prevent discriminatory advertising by hotels. RELIGION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS, ETC.: — JUNE 4. New York City: Annual meeting of Jewish Community (Kehillah) appoints a committee of five laymen to act in conjunc- tion with the Milah Board for the promotion of a system in all hospitals, under which competent mohelim will be engaged and proper Jewish rites performed.—20. New York City: Meeting under auspices of Mizrahi to inaugurate movement' to have em- ployes in large factories excused on the Sabbath.—JULY 7. Boston, Mass.: Following representations of Jewish Sabbath Association, superintendent of public schools agrees to excuse Jewish children 238 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK who absent themselves on the Sabbath during summer session.— OCTOBER 20. New York City: Resolution adopted by Board of Superintendents and approved by Board of Education that ab- sences of teachers and principals due to religious requirements be not counted adversely in considering a teacher's record for any purpose.—DECEMBER 22. New York City: In connection with approach of Christmas, Acting City Superintendent of Schools issues general circular to principals prohibiting them to question the children about their religious beliefs or to classify them in any way.—Bridgeport, Conn.: Following representations by local section of Council of Jewish Women, City Superintendent warns teachers to observe rule which forbids interjection of sectarian teachings, readings, and discussions in the class-rooms.—FEBRUARY. Arizona: Following protests of Union of American Hebrew Congre- gations, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, and Inde- pendent Order of B'nai B'rith, bill to introduce Bible in public schools defeated.-—16. Minneapolis, Minn.: Board of Education eliminates reading of " Merchant of Venice " in public schools.— MARCH 16. Minnesota: Lutherans and Jews protest against bill in Legislature providing for Bible readings in public schools. RUSSIAN REVOLUTION:—MARCH 21. Louis Marshall, presi- dent of American Jewish Committee, sends the following cablegram to Paul Miliukov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Pro- visional Government: " Every Jew hails free Russia's advent with prayer, thanksgiving, and pledges for co-operation. The ideal of human rights now proclaimed by you and your associates with the voice of liberty has caused the horrible spectre of absolutism to vanish forever and the true Russia long hidden from the world to rise triumphant."—APRIL 1. New York City: Louis Marshall re- ceives cable message from Baron Alexander Gtinsburg, Petrograd, stating that new Russian Government has bound itself to abolish all class, confessional, and national restrictions, and that a decree cancelling all laws and paragraphs adversely affecting Jews will shortly be published.—16. Cablegram sent to Paul Miliukov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Provisional Government, by Louis Marshall, Henry Morgenthau, Jacob H. Schiff, Oscar S. Straus, and Julius Rosenwald, representing the American Jewish Committee, stating that the Jews of America are alarmed by reports of a movement for a separate peace between Russia and Central Powers, which would " lead to the ultimate restoration of an autocratic government and the degradation of the Russian Jews below even their former deplorable condition," and offering the co-operation of American Jewry.—25. Paul Miliukov, in reply to cablegram, expresses appreciation of the sympathy of American Jews, and assures them that the separate peace " rumors EVENTS IN 5677—UNITED STATES 239 are wholly without foundation."—27. American Jewish Congress Executive Committee cables to Prince George E. Lvov, president of Russian Provisional Cabinet, congratulating the Russian people on the revolution.—29. New York -City: Annual meeting of Jewish Community (Kehillah) adopts the following resolutions: (1) to send greetings to free Russian democracy "with the hope that all nationalities within the Russian state may be accorded full freedom to develop their national life"; (2) to affirm faith in the triumph of the cause for which this country now stands and has always stood; and (3) to re-affirm faith in the speedy redemp- tion of Zion, and expressing full confidence that the United States of America, together with its Allies, will use its efforts toward the realization of the hope and aspiration of the Jewish people for the re-establishment of a free and publicly recognized homeland in Palestine. MISCELLANEOUS:—JUNE 7. American Jewish Committee secures the insertion in planks of Republican, Progressive, and Democratic parties, recommendations to aid in procuring for peoples of Europe equal rights without discrimination as to race or creed; and that no treaty receive sanction of United States Government which does not give assurance of its proper observ- ance without discrimination between American citizens because of birthplace, race, or religion.—SEPTEMBER 22. Detroit, Mich.: Branch of Public Library named after Bernard Ginsburg, formerly a member of Library Commission.—OCTOBER 23. Episcopalian Triennial Convention adopts resolution inviting Jews to enter the Episcopal Church by accepting its doctrines