Subject: Charitable Organizations

Sheets of forty stamps for the Emergency Fund of Beth Zekeinim Ha-Klali of Jerusalem, Palestine. The stamps are printed in both English and Yiddish. The organization's address is listed as 215 East Broadway, NYC. Date is estimated to be 1930 based on donor information.

First annual report of the Hebrew Benevolent Association of New Orleans, established March 17, 1844 and incorporated in March 1849. Published in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 14, 1849.

An invitation to a soirée held on January 20, 1864, at Chapin's Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, to benefit the Hebrew Widow & Orphan Asylum Fund. The invitation is printed on a broadside and includes details about the event.

Printed invitation to the tenth anniversary celebration of the Home for Jewish Widows and Orphans, located at the corner of Jackson and Chippewa Streets in New Orleans, Louisiana. The invitation is hand-addressed to Reverend Isaac Leeser. Published in 1865.

A handwritten letter on lined paper from Mrs. R. Blumenau, Secretary of the Ladies Sewing Society connected with the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, addressed to the Singer Sewing Machine Co. in New York. The letter expresses gratitude for the donation of a sewing machine to their society. The document features handwritten script in brown ink and has a torn, discolored edge on the right side.

Two-page letter from Reverend Henry S. Jacobs in Charleston, South Carolina, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated January 11, 1860. Jacobs discusses the proceedings of the newly inaugurated Hebrew Orphan Asylum in Charleston and a disagreement at a convention. He also mentions collecting $500 for distressed brethren.

Signed receipt from I. H. Marks to Charity Lodge No. 6, Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), Stockton, California, dated March 22, 1852. The receipt acknowledges a $10 loan to Marks to enable him to travel to San Francisco, with a note that repayment is contingent upon his ability. The document is noteworthy for its unusual nature, representing a loan from a Gentile charity to a Jewish individual. Charity Lodge No. 6 was founded on February 7, 1852.