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Masonic Memoir Of The Late Bro. Geo. Aarons,
1837 . —I gave instruction to a gentleman going to Calcutta- By a reference to my notes , I find that 1 have instructed altogether upwards of one hundred and thirty brethren . " HIS EARLY LIFE . " My father , being a native of Lissa , Prussian Poland , came to this country in the year 1791 was by trade a furrier . Shortly after his
, arrival in England he married an English lady . I being the first born was , at tbe age of five years , sent to the boarding-school conducted by Mr . E . Solomons , late of Brixton , where I was educated till the age of thirteen years , at which time I was taken into my father ' s business . At the age of twenty-one years my father introduced me to Freemasonry , in tbe lodge he was himself initiated , and in which lodge I derived much valuable information in spiritual Masonry under the Masterwho
ap-, pointed me to the office of Warden , namely , Bro . Isaac Levy , a celebrated Hebrew teacher , well known at Kensington palace . " My election to succeed this eminent man stimulated me to enquire further into our mysteries . I therefore placed myself under the private tuition of Rabbi Aaron Levy for five years , and took lessons from him as frequently as my business would permit . The instruction I received from him enabled me to study more deeply and effectually on those
points which I had the honour of communicating to the Grand Stewards ' Lodge ; but I had not the opportunity of promulgating them privately , in consequence of the pressing calls of the business I was engaged in till the age of twenty-four , at which period I settled matters with my father , and entered into the married state . I then fixed my residence in Brown ' s Buildings , St . Mary Axe ; and from that time till it pleased the Almighty to deprive me of sight , I was for pleasure a reader of the Pentateuch , under the Rev . Solomon Herschell , high priest of England , at those hours set apart for prayer and meditation . "
ON THE OPPOSITION IN GERMANY TO ISRAELITISH BRETHREN . " I have taken the liberty to direct a German brother to call on you for advice , but have since thought it would be better to give you some notice , and a hint of the business he wishes for advice upon . Some years since he took an active part in the business of Masonry in his native country , but in consequence of the arbitrary measures adopted against Israelitish brethren by some lodges under the Grand Lodge at
Berlin , he felt himself somewhat offended ; and as those measures were carried out , even to the exclusion of the brethren of that creed , he finally retired from them disgusted . Being now about to return to Germany on a visit , he is anxious to consult some member of the English Grand Lodge , to know if any thing can be done , either by a conference between the two Grand Lodges , or other means , towards ameliorating or nullifying measures so utterly at variance with the fundamental principles of the Craft . Knowing your unwearied zeal for the benefit of Masonry , I thought you would not be offended if I recommended him to call on you . "
Bro . Geo . Aarons was twice married ; his first marriage was inauspicious—the lady , a Christian , became a Jewess , and , after a year ' s cohabitation , she left her husband . A divorce by the synagogue enabled him to marry a second wife—a very young and engaging woman—
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Masonic Memoir Of The Late Bro. Geo. Aarons,
1837 . —I gave instruction to a gentleman going to Calcutta- By a reference to my notes , I find that 1 have instructed altogether upwards of one hundred and thirty brethren . " HIS EARLY LIFE . " My father , being a native of Lissa , Prussian Poland , came to this country in the year 1791 was by trade a furrier . Shortly after his
, arrival in England he married an English lady . I being the first born was , at tbe age of five years , sent to the boarding-school conducted by Mr . E . Solomons , late of Brixton , where I was educated till the age of thirteen years , at which time I was taken into my father ' s business . At the age of twenty-one years my father introduced me to Freemasonry , in tbe lodge he was himself initiated , and in which lodge I derived much valuable information in spiritual Masonry under the Masterwho
ap-, pointed me to the office of Warden , namely , Bro . Isaac Levy , a celebrated Hebrew teacher , well known at Kensington palace . " My election to succeed this eminent man stimulated me to enquire further into our mysteries . I therefore placed myself under the private tuition of Rabbi Aaron Levy for five years , and took lessons from him as frequently as my business would permit . The instruction I received from him enabled me to study more deeply and effectually on those
points which I had the honour of communicating to the Grand Stewards ' Lodge ; but I had not the opportunity of promulgating them privately , in consequence of the pressing calls of the business I was engaged in till the age of twenty-four , at which period I settled matters with my father , and entered into the married state . I then fixed my residence in Brown ' s Buildings , St . Mary Axe ; and from that time till it pleased the Almighty to deprive me of sight , I was for pleasure a reader of the Pentateuch , under the Rev . Solomon Herschell , high priest of England , at those hours set apart for prayer and meditation . "
ON THE OPPOSITION IN GERMANY TO ISRAELITISH BRETHREN . " I have taken the liberty to direct a German brother to call on you for advice , but have since thought it would be better to give you some notice , and a hint of the business he wishes for advice upon . Some years since he took an active part in the business of Masonry in his native country , but in consequence of the arbitrary measures adopted against Israelitish brethren by some lodges under the Grand Lodge at
Berlin , he felt himself somewhat offended ; and as those measures were carried out , even to the exclusion of the brethren of that creed , he finally retired from them disgusted . Being now about to return to Germany on a visit , he is anxious to consult some member of the English Grand Lodge , to know if any thing can be done , either by a conference between the two Grand Lodges , or other means , towards ameliorating or nullifying measures so utterly at variance with the fundamental principles of the Craft . Knowing your unwearied zeal for the benefit of Masonry , I thought you would not be offended if I recommended him to call on you . "
Bro . Geo . Aarons was twice married ; his first marriage was inauspicious—the lady , a Christian , became a Jewess , and , after a year ' s cohabitation , she left her husband . A divorce by the synagogue enabled him to marry a second wife—a very young and engaging woman—