Subject: Guidebooks

This 63-page book, published in 1913 under the auspices of the Connecticut Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), serves as a guide for Jewish immigrants to the United States. It is a nearly literal translation of the second Yiddish edition and includes a large map of the USA in both Yiddish and English, as well as photographs. The book aims to assist Jewish immigrants in navigating their new lives in America.

This 268-page book, published in 1854, serves as a guide for newcomers to Philadelphia. It includes a list of the city's three Jewish synagogues and features a woodblock print depicting one of them, located on Crown below Vine Street, described as being constructed in the Egyptian style. A map is also included.