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Fourth Annual Report of The Association For The Relief Of J. Together With The Anniversary Address by Eleazer Block, Esq., March 27, 1859 Fourth Annual Report of The Association For The Relief Of J. Together With The Anniversary Address by Eleazer Block, Esq., March 27, 1859

This book contains the Fourth Annual Report of the Association for the Relief of Jewish Widows and Orphans, along with an anniversary address delivered by Eleazer Block on March 27, 1859, in New Orleans. The report details the activities and finances of the association during its fourth year. It also includes significant historical information about the Abi Yetomim Ubne Ebyonim (Hebrew Orphan Society) of Charleston, South Carolina, founded in 1801, making it the oldest continuously operating Jewish charitable organization in the United States. The text details the society's founding, its mission to care for widows and orphans, and the history of its building.

How to Feed a Family: Recipes in Yiddish and English How to Feed a Family: Recipes in Yiddish and English

A 32-page booklet titled "How to Feed a Family," containing recipes in Yiddish and English. Published by the Bureau of Public Health and the Board of Patronesses of the United Hebrew Charities. The booklet is identified as Keep Well Booklet #2. The cover is described as "Very Comical."

Report of the Executive Committee of the Helpers, January 1898 Report of the Executive Committee of the Helpers, January 1898

This pamphlet contains the report of the Executive Committee of the Helpers, a San Francisco-based organization, from January 1898. The report covers the organization's activities and finances for the period from its founding in 1889 to January 1898. The exact nature of the organization's activities and the type of help provided require further investigation beyond what is listed in the available metadata.