Elias Abraham Rosenberg (Hebrew: ????? ????? ??????? ?; Hawaiian : Eliaka Apelahama Loselabeka 1810 - July 10, 1887) is a Jewish immigrant to the United States who, despite his questionable past, became a trusted friend and King Kal's adviser? kaua from Hawaii. Considered as eccentric, he lived in San Francisco in the 1880s and worked as a seller selling illegal lottery tickets. In 1886, he traveled to Hawaii and appeared as a fortune teller. He comes to Kalyua's attention, and makes himself cherished by the king with a favorable prediction about the future of Hawaii. Rosenberg accepts the appointment of the kingdom to several positions:
Rosenberg and Kal? Kaua often holds long conversations and enjoys drinking alcohol together; Rosenberg told the king of Bible stories and encouraged him to revive the traditional Hawaiian religion, an idea that fascinated KalÄ kaua but angered his political opponents. In June 1887, Rosenberg returned to California, probably because of poor health or fear of unrest in Hawaii; in a short time after arriving in San Francisco, he died at a local hospital. Soon after his departure from Hawaii, the Constitution of June 1887 - limiting the power of the kingdom - was imposed upon Kal? You a. A scroll of Torah and yad dedicated to the king by Rosenberg remains in the royal collection. These artifacts were later exhibited with other royal treasures and eventually donated to Temple Emanu-El in Honolulu.
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Some details have been known for certain about Rosenberg's life before he went to Hawaii. He is believed to have become a Russian Jew born c. 1810 , and may live in Australia and England. He married and divorced three times, and had several children.
In the early 1880s, Rosenberg lived in San Francisco, California, where he was a famous figure, considered an eccentric, an "adventurer", and "curio". There he worked as a traveling merchant and, in 1884, served as director for the benevolent Beth Abraham Chebra community. He illegally sold the lottery tickets for a while, but quit training after he drew the attention of the San Francisco Police Department. These problems may cause his move to Hawaii.
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Rosenberg traveled from San Francisco to Hawaii, possibly to a papal hunter, arriving in Oahu around December 1886. At that time, Hawaii was a Christian-dominated kingdom; Christian missionaries have managed to change most of the population after the traditional Hawaiian religion was suppressed by the monarchy. However, in the 1880s, King Kal-kaua encouraged the revival of the Hawaiian tradition, in the hope of inspiring nationalistic sentiments. He revived traditional Hawaiian music and dances, including hula, and observed some Hawaiian religious practices. Kal? Kaua became a powerful king, not limited by political factors.
In Hawaii, Rosenberg is known for his long white beard and personality, described by those who know him as a charming and intelligent person. He throws an optimistic horoscope for anyone who asks, and soon becomes popular among the Hawaiians. She was nicknamed "Rosey", for her cheerful and clever comments. After Rosenberg became famous, he became the attention of King Kal? Kaua, who gave him a royal audience. Rosenberg present at birthday celebration for King Kal? Kaua di? Iolani's Palace in November 1886. Rosenberg's fame caused sarcasm: he regularly appeared in the Hawaiian gossip column, who taunted him for calling him "Holy Moses", and was hinted at by the amateur singers group at the Hawaii Opera House. In February 1887, he paid a notice to be placed at The Honolulu Advertiser , where he claimed to have lost a letter sent to him by Queen Victoria. There is speculation that the ad is a hoax designed by Rosenberg to lend prestige.
King Kal-kaua trusts Rosenberg's skills as a fortune teller, perhaps because the way Rosenberg sings in Hebrew reminds him of the ancient Hawaiian rituals. In January 1887, the king - who has become increasingly autocratic and facing several scandals - gave Rosenberg a private audience at the palace. Kings and Rosenbergs came close, and routinely visited each other for a few days at a time and held long conversations. During the audience, Rosenberg recounted Bible stories and read from the Talmud. He began teaching the basic Hebrew king, and gave him the Torah and Yadora he brought to Hawaii. He also claims to have found a reference to Hawaii in ancient Hebrew texts, a statement that prompted the king to restore aspects of the Hawaiian religion. The king had previously sought instruction from some who he considered a prophet and had established a society dedicated to the revival of native Hawaiian tradition. Finally, the king declared his Rosenberg kahuna-kilokilo , a royal astrologer.
Rosenberg was given a room in the palace to use as a prophecy, which the king made sure was filled with alcohol, as they enjoyed a drink together. In late January, the king appointed Rosenberg as a customs appraiser in Honolulu, although the appointment was controversial; in mid-February he was fired by the head of customs. One month later, Rosenberg was reappointed by king's order and the following month the customs chief resigned. Archibald Scott Cleghorn, the brother-in-law of the king, was appointed as the new chief of customs. Between March and May 1887 Rosenberg was paid $ 300, as if to work as a guard at the Customs Office, although it was suspected that Rosenberg's position was unsafe.
On June 1, the king gave Rosenberg a gold medal, a silver trophy, and $ 260. The cup and front of the medal were inscribed with the words "His Majesty Kal? Kaua I to Abraham Rosenberg". The back side of the medal displays the king's profile; a gold crown on the edge of a coin attached to a blue ribbon. The following week, the king made a $ 100 payment to a local jeweler, but it is not known if it was for the prize given to Rosenberg.
Some royal advisors, angered by the king's beliefs stationed at Rosenberg, regarded him with suspicion. For example, Walter M. Gibson, Prime Minister of Hawaii, notes that King Kal-kaua conceals most of the specific details of his conversation with Rosenberg from him. Autocracy and nativism Kal? Kaua, along with allegations of corruption, convinced a powerful group of western businessmen and Christian missionary children that action should be taken against the king. This led to the Constitution of June 1887, which stripped most of its power and significantly weakened the Hawaiian monarchy.
Return to San Francisco and death
Rosenberg left Hawaii on June 7, 1887, ordering a class passing on the Australian steamer . Some reports state that he left because of health problems, though others claimed that Rosenberg was leaving the island because he was worried about political unrest. He left three weeks before the king signed the Constitution in June. Rosenberg returned to San Francisco, but was hospitalized within a month after he returned, and died on July 10, 1887. He spoke of King Kalikara on his deathbed, whispering the king's name with his last breath. He is buried at the congregation of the Israeli Sheriths on the San Francisco Peninsula; a brief death notification was published in Hawaii and San Francisco newspapers.
Rosenberg left a will where he requested that his body be cremated using chalk. Most of the land was handed over to his children; the testament states that the Torah and yadnya should be given to his son Adolph, but this is not done because they remain in Hawaii.
Legacy
In 1888, the Torah and Yad Rosenberg went with King Kalà ¢ kaua put in an exhibition of royal treasures in a bazaar held by the wife of King Kal-kaua, Queen Kapiolani. After King Kal? Kaua died in 1891, his stepson David Kaw? Nanakoa inherited the goods. When is Kaw's wife? Nanakoa, Abigail Campbell Kaw? Nanakoa, inherited them after David's death, he lent them to members of the Hawaiian Jewish community on a religious holiday. His grandson, Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kaw? Nanakoa, then get the stuff. The yad was inherited to Temple Emanu-El in 1959, and was officially dedicated to use in reciting the Torah the following year. The Torah disappeared in the 1940s, but was discovered in 1972 when an Honolulu lawyer found the scroll in possession of a recently deceased client and donated it to the temple. The Torah has been corrupted and can not be used in the service, but the temple then puts up a plaque depicting Rosenberg under a glass cabinet featuring Torah and Yad.
Although Rosenberg's Torah is a valuable possession of the royal family, no Jewish religious service was recorded in Hawaii until the year after his death. The first Jewish temple in Hawaii was not built until 70 years after Rosenberg presented the Torah to King Kalikua. Although Rosenberg arranged himself as "Rabbi Rosenberg" - and the king promised him a piece of land for a synagogue - there was no evidence that he was a rabbi.
William DeWitt Alexander poses a negative view of Rosenberg in late-nineteenth-century Hawaiian history, characterizing him as an accomplice to what he sees as an "attempt to revive the king's" infidelity. A 2008 article in the Honolulu magazine also suggests a poor characterization of Rosenberg: a writer for publication describes it as a "fluent speaker" and compared it to 19th-century Claus Spreckels industrialists, arguing that each is a "salesman basking in the power rays of Kal? kaua". A more positive description was offered in the Canadian Jewish Chronicle in 1938 by Harry Rubenstein, who compared Rosenberg with the Jewish myth of Baal Shem in the 1700s.
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- Honolulu . pp.Ã, 8-18 . Retrieved January 30, 2012 .
- Keany, Michael (April 2008). "Rogues, Rogues and Criminals". Honolulu . Retrieved December 31 2011 .
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