Pamphlet containing the Constitution and By-Laws of the Hebrew Education Society of Philadelphia. Adopted at a town meeting of Israelites on Sunday, Sivan 3, 5608 (June 4, 1848). Printed in Philadelphia by Sherman in 5608 (1848). The pamphlet, 12 pages long, was originally issued with paper covers. It includes a tipped-in page with "alterations to the Constitution on June 15, 1857," which were never formally published. The cover bears the signatures of J.M. Emanuel (1857) and A. Fonzi (1868). This is considered a unique document due to the inclusion of the unpublished 1857 alterations. The Hebrew Education Society aimed to establish schools providing religious instruction and teaching Hebrew and English to Philadelphia's Jewish community. In 1928, it merged with Gratz College.
Subject: Hebrew Education
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Printed invitation to a meeting of the directors of the Hebrew Education Society on February 27, 1855. The invitation requests the attendance of Isaac Leeser and includes the address, time, and other meeting details. The invitation is signed by the secretary, A. Finsi. The dimensions are approximately 3 x 7 1/2 inches. The original is located in Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 5.
Handwritten receipt from G. Wolkmar to the Hebrew Education Society of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated February 2, 1861. The receipt details numerous purchases.