Constitution of the Female Hebrew Benevolent Society of Philadelphia, 1838


Twenty-two page pamphlet containing the 1838 constitution of the Female Hebrew Benevolent Society of Philadelphia. This is the third published constitution; the first was published in 1825, and the second in 1836. According to Singerman 658, three other copies of the 1838 publication exist. The Female Hebrew Benevolent Society, founded in 1819 by women of Congregation Mikveh Israel and guided by Rebecca Gratz, is the oldest continuously operating Jewish charity in the United States and the first independent organization established by Jews to serve Jews in Philadelphia.


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  • GRATZ, REBECCA / NUMEROUS JEWS

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 6