when the revolution of 1848 failed he had to flee to new york city, where he arrived jan. 8, 1849. there bush opened a store for the sale of newspapers and stationery, and, on march 30, 1849, published the initial number of "israel's herald", the first jewish weekly in the united states, which, however, lived only three months. he was assisted in producing it by leading members of the order b'nai b'rith. in the summer of 1849 bush went to st. louis, where he managed a general store for six years. in 1857 bush was made president of the people's savings bank. when the missouri convention was called to determine whether the state should join in the secession movement, bush was chosen a member on the unconditional union ticket, and was made a member of the committee of nine, to which most important matters were referred.