Scott D. Seligman recounts the untold story of the largest antisemitic riot in American history: the horrific attack on Jewish mourners by factory workers and police on New York's Lower East Side during the 1902 funeral of Chief Rabbi Jacob Joseph.
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Scott D. Seligman recounts the untold story of the largest antisemitic riot in American history: the horrific attack on Jewish mourners by factory workers and police on New York's Lower East Side during the 1902 funeral of Chief Rabbi Jacob Joseph.
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ââ?¬Å"The Chief Rabbiââ?¬â?¢s Funeral: The Untold Story of Americaââ?¬â?¢s Largest Antisemitic Riotââ?¬Â? by Scott D. Seligman lays out a vivid account of the 1902 riot that broke out during the funeral procession of Chief Rabbi Jacob Joseph. Jacob Joseph was an Orthodox Jew born in Lithuania in 1840. The Orthodox Jewish community chose Joseph to become their rabbi in response to the corrupt business going on in the Jewish businesses of New York and what was considered by some Jews as the decline of the faith due to reformed Judaism.
Seligman gives a thorough account of the events leading up to the riot. He further analyzes the state of the people with a deeper look into the political issues that were plaguing the police departments in New York, the Jewish communities, and effectively the country.
Jewish immigrants in New York City were a conglomeration of the old and new world. They had their differences but as Seligman points out, they all knew what persecution felt like and they all would come together to fight it. In ââ?¬Å"The Chief Rabbiââ?¬â?¢s Funeralââ?¬Â? Seligman points out that not all Jews were on board with the idea of a chief rabbi, but when Rabbi Joseph died, the whole of the Jewish community came together to mourn. When the riot broke out, the entire Jewish community abandoned their differences and fought for justice.
ââ?¬Å"The Chief Rabbiââ?¬â?¢s Funeralââ?¬Â? gives a succinct account of all the people involved before, during, and after the riot. Seligman does an excellent job of rendering both sides of the issue with grace and intelligence. Readers are given a clear view of what happened, how it happened, and what the consequences were with an easy narrative, an included chronology, dramatis personae, and a glossary of Jewish terms.
The entirety of ââ?¬Å"The Chief Rabbiââ?¬â?¢s Funeralââ?¬Â? is a message that rang loud and clear in 1902 and still does in the 21st century. Police brutality, rioting, prejudice, and racism are issues that are still wrong and the only way to combat the problem is for the people to become united. Seligman writes
If there is a lesson to be drawn from the Grand Street riot, it is that resistance to the outrages is both necessary and possible. The key lies in unifying, in organizing, in building alliances, and in amassing political power and influence.
There is much to be learned about the plight of Jews in America and Scott D. Seligman has handed the masses a resource for further understanding. ââ?¬Å"The Chief Rabbiââ?¬â?¢s Funeralââ?¬Â? is a book for fans of history as well as the reader who desires for America to truly be a place of morality and love for all people.
