Josef Israels: The Painter of Democracy
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great and as simple as the stories of the Bible. * * * It is all heart, all passion, feeling and pathos." And another eminent critic was inclined to discover in his paintings the brooding spirit of the ancient Prophets, their solemn view of life, its mysteries, trials and sorrows.
And Israels' work was distinguished not only by its peculiar conception of things and events, but also by its technique and accessories, but its shadowy outlines, its mystical haziness of background, the indistinct democration between concrete fact and ethereal fancy, reality and dream rubbing elbows.
MONTHLY REPORT
The following monies were received by the Jewish National Fund Bureau for America, 165 East Broadway, New York City, during the period of December 3rd-29th, 1911:
According to cities the amounts are divided as follows:
Louisville, $337.32; Brooklyn, $249.33; New York, $229.37; Pittsburgh, $207.28; Chicago, $175.05; Kansas City, $153.66; Boston, $121.05; Baltimore, $112.55; Houston, $107.73; Waco, 968.63; Stamford, $57.75; Casteltown, $50.00; Minneapolis, $43.62; Philadelphia, $36.24; Holyoke, $35.75; Hartford, $27.25; Los Angeles, $25.50; San Antonio, $25.44; Dayton, $25.34; Chattanooga, $24.50; E. Boston, $24.37; Ft. Worth, $22.80; Meriden $22.75; Worcester, $22.11; Schenectady, $22.00; Newark, $21.07; Rochester, $17.44; Bayonne, $15.00; New Britain, $14.25; Youngstown, $13.00; Milwaukee, $12.86; Duluth, $10.15; Galveston, $10.00; aPssaic, $10.00; Mt. Vernon, $10.00; Plainfifield, $9.33; Detroit, $8.17; Augusta, $8.11; Washington, $8.00; Jersey City, $7; Orange, $7.00; Wilmington, $6.70; Greensburg, $6.50; Columbia, $6.00; Scranton, $6.00; Waterbury, $5.15; Bay City, $5.00; Charlestown, $5.00; Cincinnati, $5.00; St. Paul, $5.00; Toledo, $5.00; Pawtucket, $4.70; Newport, $4.30; S. Norwalk, $3.25; Portland, Me., $3.20; New Haven, $3.00; Lachina Locha, $2.40; Salem, $2.20; St. Louts $1.50; Springfield, $1.45; Ft. Bayard, $1.00; Paterson, $1.00; Poultney, .75; Newburyport, .60; Wallingford, .60; San Francisco, .13. otal, $2,494.20.
According to organizations the amounts divided are as follows: