Broadside announcing a special meeting of Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 1, 1849, to enact by-laws regarding burial grounds and interment rules. Printed on blue paper, measuring 8" x 12".
Subject: Congregation Mikveh Israel
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Broadside detailing a Pennsylvania Act of April 14, 1828, authorizing Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia to lease a lot at the northeast corner of Spruce and Ninth Streets. The broadside names several individuals involved in the transaction, including Samuel Hays, Simon Gratz, Zalegman Phillips, and Abraham Myers Cohen.
Five printed receipts, partially completed in ink, documenting charitable donations to Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia between 1850 and 1854. Each receipt includes the donor's name and, in at least one instance, the signature of Hyman Gratz, Vice President. The receipts are in English and contain partial Hebrew text. Two of the five receipts are present in this record.
Five printed receipts, three of which are complete, documenting charitable donations to Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia between 1850 and 1854. Each receipt includes the donor's name and signature. One receipt bears the signature of Hyman Gratz, Vice President of the Congregation. The receipts are partially written in Hebrew.
Five printed receipts, four complete and one partially completed, documenting charitable donations to Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The receipts span the years 1850-1854. Four of the receipts include the donor's name and signature. One receipt is signed by Hyman Gratz, Vice President. The receipts are written in English and contain partial Hebrew words.
One-page handwritten document recording the election of Isaac Leeser as Hazan (cantor) of Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 6, 1829. The document, signed by Abraham Myers Cohen, Secretary pro tem, details the election process and the resolution to engage Leeser for a two-year term at a salary of eight hundred dollars per annum. A subsequent resolution appointed a committee to inform Leeser of his appointment. This document is significant as it marks the beginning of Leeser's career as a prominent American Jewish leader and writer.
Newspaper clipping from the *Pennsylvania Gazette*, January 14, 1784, featuring an article concerning Joseph Cauffman, a landlord who evicted early congregants of Congregation Mikveh Israel from their Cherry Street building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The article also notes that Cauffman may not have been Jewish. A Simon Cauffman is mentioned as a donor to Rodeph Shalom in 1811.
Receipt for an offering of $0.50 to Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The receipt is signed by Hyman Gratz as gabay (treasurer) and countersigned by I.D. Young or I. DeGouny. Dated January 1, 1840.
A receipt for a $2.00 offering to Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The receipt was issued on October 16, 1849, by Hyman Gratz, acting as gabay (treasurer) of the congregation. Joseph A. Brandon is listed as the payer.