Broadside announcing the annual report of the Hebrew Benevolent Society of New York, dated October 27, 1862. The report details expenditures of $10,000 for transient applications and pensioners, and $4,000 to support 34 orphans. It appeals for further funds for a new orphan asylum and general needs. Signed by J. D. Edrehi, 165 West 21st Street, New York, New York. Includes a list of trustees and donation committee members.
Subject: Jews -- Charities
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Invitation to a Soirée Dansante held at Dodworth's Academy in New York City on January 5, 1858, issued by the Society for the Relief of Indigent Persons of the Jewish Persuasion. The invitation is printed on a ticket and includes the location (806 Broadway).
A one and a half page letter from Joseph R. Blaudon (?), dated February 2, 1853, in New York City, providing Isaac Leeser with a brief update on Jewish charitable institutions in New York City. The letter is written in English.
Life membership certificate issued to Siegmund Meyer on November 21, 1853, upon the opening of the Jews' Hospital in New York City. The certificate is printed in black with a green hospital seal and signed by Samson Simson (President), T.S. Seixas (Secretary), and Siegmund Meyer. This hospital was the second Jewish hospital in the United States.