Lauding Jonah J. Goldstein as an able man and a devoted Jew who deserves the appointment of New York Supreme Court justice in the place of Justice Proskauer who has resigned, Jacob Fishman in yesterday’s "Morning Journal" criticizes Tammany Hall for bringing its influence to bear in favor of the appointment of a Jew who is not known in Jewish circles.
"Tammany admits the principle that a Jew should get the appointment," says Mr. Fishman. "But at the same time it brings its influence to bear not on a Jew who is known and prominent in Jewish circles, but wishes to give the appointment to one who is a Jew in name only. Thus we hear now that among all the candidates Tammany has chosen one who is absolutely strange to Jewish interests, who is not identified with any work which bears a Jewish character.
"At the same time such a devoted Jews as Jonah Goldstein, who is no less fit for the office than any other of the candidates and is beloved in all Jewish circles, is a candidate for the appointment. The Jewish citizens of New York will watch carefully which Jew will be appointed in place of Proskauer."
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