The Jewish Voice (St. Louis, Missouri) (July 26, 1901)
ROUMANIA.
Not satisfied with what they achieved, the artisans also interfere in private undertakings. A Jew, C. Cohen, living in the Rue Grivi|za, wishing to build a house, engaged Jewish workmen. He was warned that everything which was put up during the day would be demolished at night. In these circumstances, M. Cohen rather than give the work to these blackguards decided not to build at all; while his coreligionists are threatened with starvation because they are kept out of all public and private works. Add these facts to the existing crisis, and you will be able to understand the misery of the Jewish workmen in Roumania.
M. Paul Speier, Engineer at Jassy, has been awarded the prize of 1,000 marks by the Technical School at Charlottenburg (Prussia) for a technical invention.
A picture exhibited at the Paris Salon by M. N. Gropeanu, a Roumanian artist, has attracted much attention in the press, which has highly praised the work. Other Jewish painters, originally from Roumania, such as Feld, are also exhibitors.
Cecilia Cohen, a young medallist of the Conservatoire in Bucharest, has distinguished herself as a pianist. She is also a vocalist, and had the honor lately to sing at the Palace before the Queen.
At the last examination for Sub-Lieutenants in the Reserve, sixteen Jews were successful. They will not, however, receive the rank until they are Roumanian citizens, a time which may never come.