=New York=, Max Lilienthal accepts post as rabbi in, II 59 Joseph Jacobs settles in, II 287 Cox, Congressman from, addresses Congress on persecutions in Russia, III 284 f protest meeting against pogroms held in, II 296 f Jewish emigrants settle in, II 374 Shalom Aleichem dies in, III 62 place of publication, II 290, 297 =Nicholas I.=, emperor of Russia (1825-1855), II 13-153 policy of, foreshadowed by Alexander I., I 390 character of reign of, I 391, II 13, 140 f era of, depicted by Mendele Mokher Sforim, III 61 coronation of, celebrated by Hebrew poet, II 135 ascends throne through resignation of brother, II 13 suppresses uprising of Decembrists, I 410, II 13 characterizes Jews as "leeches," II 14 plans to de-Judaize Jews through military conscription, II 15 f signs Conscription Ukase (August 26, 1827), II 17 decrees expulsions of Jews, II 30 ff rejects plea for postponement of expulsion, II 33 rejects recommendations of Council of State in favor of Jews, II 35 ff signs "Statute concerning Jews" (1835), II 39 sentences Jews with expired passports to penal service, II 42 subjects Hebrew books to censorship (1836), II 42 ff dissolves "Society of Israelitish Christians," I 400 interested in conversion of Jews, II 44 f appoints Committee for Radical Transformation of Jews (1840), II 49 places Jewish schools under Government supervision (1842), II 56 orders opening of Government schools for Jews (1844), II 57 f expels Jews from 51-verst zone (1843), II 62 approached on behalf of Jews during stay in England, II 63 German Jews plan gift to, II 67 receives Moses Montefiore, II 68 prohibits Jews from leaving Pale, II 70 interested in spreading agriculture among Jews, II 71 f, 197, III 24 closes synagogues in Velizh on ritual murder charge (1826), II 78 believes ritual murder accusation, II 78 f warns Commission of Inquiry, at Velizh, against exaggerations, II 80 sanctions acquittal of Velizh Jews (1835), II 82 reiterates belief in ritual murder, II 83 inflicts severe punishment on Jews of Mstislavl, II 86 deports Jewish printers to Siberia, II 123 orders "assortment" of Jews (1851), II 142 f prohibits Jewish dress (1851), II 144 f issues draconian conscription measures (1850), II 147; (1853), 148 f appoints committee to investigate blood accusation (1854), II 151, 203 eclipsed by Alexander III., II 354 See "Nicholas Soldiers"