[1] “Legal Sufferings of the Jews in Russia”; edited by Lucien Wolf.
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1912.
[2] Petrograd and Moscow.—Ed.
[3] Petrograd “Retch,” Aug. 8 (21), 1915.
[4] Petrograd “Retch,” Aug. 14 (27), 1915.
[5] This has reference to that section of the “Constitution” of 1905,
which empowers the government to issue ministerial decrees while the
Duma is not in session, but requires it to introduce corresponding
legislation in the Duma within six months after the ministerial decree
has been published.
[6] “Reform Advocate,” Nov. 13, 1915. (Tr. from the French).
[7] Quoted from “Retch,” Aug. 9 (22), 1915.
[8] “Retch,” Aug. 9 (22), 1915.
[9] “Evreyskaya Zhizn,” Oct. 25 (Nov. 7), 1915, Nov. 8 (21), 1915, etc.
[10] “Evreyskaya Zhizn,” Nov. 8 (21), 1915.
[11] Quoted from “Evreyskaya Zhizn,” Aug. 23 (Sept. 5), 1915, pp. 10–12.
[12] Quoted from “Retch,” Aug. 9 (22), 1915.
[13] See page 48.
[14] September 24 (Oct. 7), 1914.
[15] Friedlaender, “The Jews of Russia and Poland,” p. 38.
[16] _Ibid._, p. 57.
[17] “Rasviet,” December 5 (18), 1914, p. 12.
[18] George Brandes in “Politiken,” Nov., 1914.
[19] “Russkaya Viedomosti,” Oct. 2 (15), 1914, p. 20. “Novy Voskhod,”
Oct. 2 (15), 1914, p. 21.
[20] “Novy Voskhod,” Sept. 22 (Oct. 8), 1914, p. 20.
[21] “Rasviet,” Dec. 5 (18), 1914, p. 18.
[22] “Rasviet,” March 29 (April 11), 1914, p. 20.
[23] “Politiken,” Nov. 1, 1914.
[24] “Rasviet,” April 12 (25), 1915, pp. 18–19; “Novy Voskhod,” April
10 (23), 1915, pp. 29–30.
[25] “Rasviet,” Jan. 25 (Feb. 7), 1915, p. 27.
[26] “Rasviet,” Feb. 1 (14), 1915, p. 39.
[27] “Rasviet,” Apr. 26 (May 9), 1915, p. 24.
[28] Quoted from “Retch,” May 10 (23), 1915.
[29] “Novy Voskhod,” Aug. 28 (Sept. 10), 1914, p. 22.
[30] “Novy Voskhod,” April 24 (May 7), 1915.
[31] “Nasha Slovo,” June 24, 1915.
[32] “Retch,” May 8 (21), 1915.
[33] “Evreyskaya Zhizn,” July 19 (Aug. 2), 1915, p. 42.
[34] Here is a list taken at random from an issue of “Rasviet,” April 5
(18), 1915, p. 34:
For saving a wounded Russian officer, presumably under fire, private B.
M. O., of the village of Strumin, of Mohilef Government, was rewarded
with the cross of St. George, fourth class.
Private S. Y. R. awarded cross of St. George, fourth class.
Private A. Kh. L., inhabitant of the village of Saxagan, of the
Government of Ekaterinoslav, was awarded third and fourth grade crosses
of St. George, and promoted to be sub-officer.
For delivering despatches from the Staff to his battalion under the
enemy’s strong fire, private B. S. G. was awarded a medal of St. George
and made a corporal.
Severely wounded and now in a hospital at Moscow, Abr. B. was awarded
a silver medal which was handed to him by Orloff, Adjutant to his
Imperial Majesty.
A long list of similar items is published in every issue of this paper.
[35] “Ziemia Lubelska,” April 23 (May 6), 1915.
[36] “Retch.” May 10 (23), 1915.
[37] “Evreyskaya Nedelya,” June 14 (27), 1915.
[38] “Evreyskaya Zhizn,” Aug. 9, 1915, p. 19–20.
[39] “Hajnt,” May 21 (June 3), 1915.
[40] “Evreyskaya Nedelya,” May 31 (June 13), 1915.
[41] “Evreyskaya Nedelya,” June 14 (27), 1915.
[42] “Retch,” Aug. 6 (19), 1915.
[43] “Rasviet,” January 4 (17), 1915, p. 31–2.
[44] July 5 (18), 1915, pp. 30–31.
[45] Stenographic report of the Proceedings of the Duma.
[46] “Novy Voskhod,” Dec. 30, 1914 (Jan. 12, 1915), p. 22–24.
[47] “Novy Voskhod,” Sept. 4, 1914, p. 15.
[48] “Novy Voskhod,” Aug. 14 (27), 1914, p. 24–25.
[49] “Novy Voskhod,” April 24 (May 7), 1915, p. 30.
[50] “Retch,” July 28 (Aug. 10), 1915; “Birzhevyia Viedomosti,” Aug. 26
(Sept. 8), 1915.
[51] “Rasviet”, Jan. 25 (Feb. 7), 1915.
[52] “Prikarpatskia Russ”.
[53] “Judisches Archiv,” p. 5.
[54] “Judisches Archiv,” p. 6.
[55] “Judisches Archiv,” p. 10.
[56] At moment of investigation.
[57] Besides the sums granted to the cooperative credit societies by
the Jewish Colonization Association.
[58] Towards these expenses Russian Jewry has contributed a little over
a million roubles.
[59] Baron Rosen was formerly Russian Ambassador to the United States.
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Transcriber’s note:
Obvious punctuation errors in the transcribed text have been corrected.
Other errors have been corrected as follows:
Page 3 – “Pittsburg” changed to “Pittsburgh”
Page 31 – “is it” changed to “it is” (rather it is like a rag thrown
to the victim)
Page 43 – 3rd and 4th footnotes swapped to correspond with anchor
ordering in text.
Page 57 – “Miliukov” changed to “Milyukov” (in the Duma by Professor
Milyukov)