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Pennsylvania Gazette, January 14, 1784: Article on Joseph Cauffman and Congregation Mikveh Israel

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.

Associated People/Businesses

Cauffman, Joseph
Pennsylvania Gazette
Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
CAUFFMAN, JOSEPH

Geography

Philadelphia

Subjects

Newspapers
Jews--United States

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume B, Page 1