Mounted albumen photograph of Phineas Moses (1798-1895), a Jewish pioneer in Cincinnati, Ohio. Taken by Cincinnati photographer James Landy. The photograph measures 145x95 mm (overall 200x245 mm) and is from the book *Cincinnati past and present, or, its industrial history as exhibited in the life-labors of its leading men*, published by Elm Street Printing Co. in Cincinnati in 1872. The photograph is in very good condition.
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Die Deborah: Cincinnati German-language Newspaper, 1857-1858Partial run of the German-language newspaper *Die Deborah*, published in Cincinnati, Ohio, from January 1, 1857, to August 21, 1857, and August 13, 1858. This volume (Volume 4, Copy 1) is incomplete, with gaps in the sequence. Published by Bloch & Co., *Die Deborah* was a sister publication to *The Israelite*. Isaac Mayer Wise served as editor. The newspaper is bound in an old binding.
A two and three-quarter page letter written by Dr. Alfred Stille to Dr. Isaac Hays on May 7, 1850, from Cincinnati, Ohio. Stille describes attending the American Medical Association (AMA) convention. This is the first of two letters from Stille chronicling the AMA convention; the AMA was founded in 1847.
A signed letter written by Joseph Jonas on September 7, 1840, inviting Allen G. Thurman of Chillicothe, Ohio, to address Democratic Republican citizens in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jonas, a prominent figure in both Jewish and civic affairs in Cincinnati, was the first Jew to settle in the city. The letter reflects Jonas's involvement in local politics and his efforts to engage the community.
Letter written by L. E. Bruel of Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 11, 1864, informing Isaac Leeser of the death of his father, Samuel Bruel. The letter includes an obituary from a Cincinnati newspaper. Samuel Bruel was a prominent member of the Cincinnati Jewish community, a hatter, founder of the Hebrew Beneficent Society of Cincinnati (1839), and Gabah Beth Haim of Bnai Israel (1849). He was known for his contributions to the Occident and his involvement in the Kosher Dead Sheep controversy of 1840/41.
One-page letter from Lewis Abraham in Cincinnati, Ohio to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated May 18, 1847. The letter pertains to business matters related to *The Occident*, a prominent 19th-century American Jewish periodical.
Sheet music for "The Progress March," dedicated to Mrs. Rev. I. M. Wise to celebrate the impressive dedication ceremony of the K.K. Bene Jesurun (Sons of Israel) building. Published in Cincinnati by J. J. Dobmeyer in 1867. The cover features a lithograph of the completed K.K. Bene Jesurun building (August 1866). This is considered a first edition and may be the only known copy. A later edition is shown in *Picture Song Lithos from Sheet Music of 19th Century America* by L. S. Levy. Exhibited in the inaugural year-long exhibition of the National Museum of American Jewish History (November 2010-11).
Collection of issues of *The Sabbath Visitor*, a weekly periodical published in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1882-1886. This collection includes issues from Volume 9 (copies 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 24, 25, 31, 36, 38, 40, and 46), Volume 10 (copy 11), and Volume 13 (copy 18). The collection also contains the Max Lilienthal Memorial Edition. Published by Bloch & Co., *The Sabbath Visitor* was the first magazine for American Jewish children, founded by Rabbi Max Lilienthal in 1874 and discontinued in 1892. The masthead states that the periodical was published weekly 'in the interest of Jewish Sabbath-schools, and for the instruction and entertainment of young Israel at large.'