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Ketubah of Shelomoh ben Simhah and Braynah bat Yosef, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1835

This ketubah (Jewish marriage contract) is written in Hebrew and Aramaic on parchment in brown ink. It documents the marriage of Shelomoh ben Simhah and Braynah bat Yosef, which took place in 1835 at Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The ketubah is significant for being officiated by Isaac Leeser as Hazan (cantor) and Abraham Hart as President (parnas). This may be the earliest known ketubah signed by Rev. Leeser, offering a significant glimpse into early 19th-century American Jewish life. The description includes a comparison with a similar ketubah from 1848 sold at auction.

Associated People/Businesses

ben Simhah, Shelomoh
bat Yosef, Braynah
Leeser, Isaac
Hart, Abraham
Bar Simcha, Shlomo (Zalman)
Bas Yosef, Breynah
LEESER, ISAAC / HART, ABRAHAM /SHLOMO b SIMCHA/ BRAYNAH b JOSEPH

Geography

Philadelphia

Subjects

No subjects available.

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 2|Arc.MS.56