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Birth Record of Solomon Gratz, Philadelphia, December 20, 1789Birth Record of Solomon Gratz, Philadelphia, December 20, 1789

Original birth record of Solomon, born in Philadelphia on December 20, 1789. The record was inscribed on the back page of a hand-written Jewish almanac (Luhot). The birth record was later removed; only half a page of the Luhot remains, but the birth record itself is complete. See also 20.602 (same hand of birth record).

Family Papers - Wetzler, Martin, undatedFamily Papers - Wetzler, Martin, undated

Family Register from Martin Wetzler. This handwritten document contains the birthdates of three children: Elemina (September 23, 1836), Loper (November 11, 1838), and Angeline (November 7, 1842). It is written in German, features ornate cursive writing, and includes a decorative Star of David and a red and black decorative border.

Mahzor Yom Kippur: Birth Records of Early Jewish Families in California and ColoradoMahzor Yom Kippur: Birth Records of Early Jewish Families in California and Colorado

This book is a mahzor (Jewish prayer book) for Yom Kippur, containing handwritten birth records of early Jewish families in La Porte Plumas, California, San Francisco, and Denver, Colorado. The entries, in Hebrew and English, span from April 6, 1866, to 1906, documenting a total of 20 births across ten pages. The book was published in New York by L.H. Frank in 1864, with the handwritten additions starting from 1866.

Records of the Births of Solomon, Frances, and Simon GratzRecords of the Births of Solomon, Frances, and Simon Gratz

Manuscript record of the births of Solomon, Frances, and Simon Gratz, the first three children of Michael and Miriam Gratz. The births occurred in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1770 and 1773. The record is written in English and Yiddish and may have been a blank leaf from a bible.