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Letter from Abraham Hart to Sabato Morais Regarding a Charitable Request, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18, 1855

A letter dated September 18, 1855, from Abraham Hart, Parnas of Mikveh Israel Synagogue, to Rabbi Sabato Morais, also of Mikveh Israel Synagogue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hart responds to Morais's request for $300 for the poor, referencing an enclosed broadside resolution from the Mikveh Israel Board granting the funds. This letter provides insight into the process of charitable giving within the synagogue.

Associated People/Businesses

Hart, A.
Morais, Sabato, 1823-1897
Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
HART, ABRAHAM / MORAIS,SABATO RABBI (1823.1897)

Geography

Philadelphia

Subjects

Orthodox Judaism
Jews--Charities

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 10, Folder 2