Historical Account: Jacob Schiff’s Loans to Japan (1904–1905) In April 1904 , Schiff, then senior partner at Kuhn, Loeb & Co., met with Takahashi Korekiyo (Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan) in Paris. He agreed to underwrite approximately $200 million worth of Japanese government bonds —covering nearly half of Japan’s military expenditures during the Russo–Japanese War Mishpacha Magazine +2 SpringerLink +2 Berman Archive +5 Wikipedia +5 Mishpacha Magazine +5 . These were the first Japanese war bonds floated on Wall Street , and Schiff helped mobilize U.S. and German investors to participate in successive loan issuances throughout 1904 and 1905 totaling around £30 million at 4.5% interest , a major feat for its time CUHK Alumni +1 . Schiff's motivation was twofold: strategic financial support for Japan’s war effort and a moral statement against the Russian Empire’s anti‑Jewish pogroms—his loans were intended, at least in part, to weaken Russia and help the Jewish...
The Word Jew Is NOT In The Bible But Blunt Publisher Manipulation Is C H U R C H R E F O R M S E R I E S By Biblicism Institute “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” – Mark Twain The word Jew is nowhere to be found in the good book The word “Jew” did not come into existence until the year 1775 A.D., whereas the occurrences in the bible took place from around 4000 B.C. to 70 A.D. WHO IS A JEW? Its modern connotation points to someone who follows and adheres to a faith similar to that of the Pharisees of Judah, but is not of the tribe and stock of Judah. In other words, Jews are people from nations other than the 12 Hebrew tribes who practice a religion known as Judaism/Pharisaism , the doctrine of the Pharisees. It is much like those who believe in Christ and are called Christians, in honor of the One whom they follow, and their religion is known as Christianity, the doctrine of Christ. If one were to say th...