Subject: Confirmation (Jewish rite)

This red leather autograph album, titled "Paragon autograph album," belonged to Rosa Jacobson and contains signatures, messages, and drawings from friends and family spanning from 1881 to 1907. A majority of entries are from 1881-1883, including many from her confirmation classmates. The album's condition is somewhat deteriorated; the spine is missing, the front cover is detached, and some leaves are loose.

This book, published in Detroit in 1868, is a catechism designed to teach the basics of Judaism to children. Written in a question-and-answer format for ease of use by both students and teachers, it is considered possibly the first American-authored confirmand's guide, as others were translations from German. Rabbi Elias Eppstein, minister of Congregation Beth El in Detroit, authored the work, aiming for clarity and simplicity suitable for young learners. The book includes text in English, with some Hebrew and German.