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Oration Delivered on the Fifth Anniversary of the Home for Jewish Widows and Orphans

This 17-page pamphlet contains the oration delivered by Reverend James K. Gutheim on the fifth anniversary of the Home for Jewish Widows and Orphans in New Orleans, Louisiana. Published by order of the Board of Officers of the Association on January 8, 1861, this rare Civil War-era printing is a significant artifact of Jewish communal life in antebellum New Orleans.

Associated People/Businesses

Gutheim, James Koppel, 1817-1886
Home for Jewish Widows and Orphans
GUTHEIM, REV. JAMES K.

Geography

New Orleans

Subjects

Sermons, American
Widows
Jews--Charities
Social conditions
19th century

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 2