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Circular from The Board Of Managers Of The United Hebrew Beneficent Fuel And Saving Society, Philadelphia, February 1842 Circular from The Board Of Managers Of The United Hebrew Beneficent Fuel And Saving Society, Philadelphia, February 1842

Broadside circular from The Board Of Managers Of The United Hebrew Beneficent Fuel And Saving Society, Philadelphia, February 1842. The United Hebrew Beneficent Fuel Society was founded in February 1841, as the United Hebrew Beneficent Fuel and Savings Society “for the purchase of fuel and stoves, for the relief of the poor of the Jewish persuasion.” Only one copy is located in the American Jewish Historical Society (Singerman 0793); it is not listed in WorldCat.

Letter from Samuel Hobman to Isaac Leeser, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 23, 1862 Letter from Samuel Hobman to Isaac Leeser, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 23, 1862

A letter dated June 23, 1862, from Samuel Hobman in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Reverend Isaac Leeser. Hobman requests assistance in placing a 55-year-old woman in a foster home where she can work for her keep. The request originated from Th. Hausah of Louisville, Kentucky.

Receipt from the Mayor's Office Listing Orphans: Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society, New York, December 1, 1875 Receipt from the Mayor's Office Listing Orphans: Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society, New York, December 1, 1875

A receipt dated December 1, 1875, issued from the Mayor's Office in New York, New York. The receipt lists orphans under the care of the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society. The receipt mentions Priscilla Joachimison.

Regulations of the Poor Relief of the Dutch Israelite Congregation in Suriname Regulations of the Poor Relief of the Dutch Israelite Congregation in Suriname

Book containing the regulations of the poor relief of the Dutch Israelite Congregation in Suriname. Published by Van Embden in Amsterdam in 1835. Includes handwritten notes and additions. The book is relevant to Paramaribo, Suriname.