Bar Mitzvah Speech for Gustavus Pesoa by Jonas B. Phillips, Philadelphia, 1818


A broadside containing a Bar Mitzvah speech delivered by Jonas B. Phillips to his cousin, Gustavus Pesoa, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in March 1818. This is considered by some to be the earliest printed Bar Mitzvah speech in America.


Associated People/Businesses

  • Phillips, J. B.
  • Phillips, Jonas B. (9/25/1805-1867) / Pesoa, Gustavus (6/18/1805-1842)

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 12, Folder 2