This book contains the eighth and ninth annual reports of the Association for the Relief of Jewish Widows and Orphans in New Orleans. It also includes the anniversary oration delivered by Isaac T. Hart on January 8, 1863, a prayer by Rev. Dr. Illowy, and an oration by Alexander Dalsheimer of Baton Rouge delivered on January 10, 1864. The reports detail the activities and finances of the organization, providing insights into the charitable work undertaken to support Jewish widows and orphans in the New Orleans community during the mid-19th century.
Subject: Jewish social service
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This pamphlet contains the first annual report of the Jewish Foster Home Society of Philadelphia, published in 1856. The report lists hundreds of names of individuals and families associated with the organization, including notable figures such as Rebecca Gratz, Hymen Gratz, Uriah Levy, Abraham Hart, and the Geyser family of New York City. The report also includes an address by J. Binswanger, who gives the society's address as 146 Franklin Street, Philadelphia. This is the only known copy of this report, and it is not listed in Singerman.