Subject: Religious communities

This is a bookplate for the Mikveh Israel Religious School in Philadelphia. The bookplate includes the name of the school and the rules for borrowing books. The rules state that books can be kept out for two weeks, but a fine of five cents will be imposed if kept longer. Books lost must be replaced, and a student returning a book in bad order cannot check out another book for one month.

Bookplate depicting the interior of Mikveh Israel-Cherry Street Synagogue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bookplate likely dates from the 1890s and belonged to Leon H. Elmaleh. It shows a connection to Mikveh Israel Congregation.

Three-page letter written by Albert Cohen in Paris, France to Samuel Etting in Baltimore, Maryland on January 25, 1858. The letter is part of the Etting/Carvalho Archive, Beit Yisrael Sefardi collection.

Printed broadside letter from the Committee of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York, dated January 7, 1839, seeking a teacher. The letter is in English and Hebrew.

One-page letter from W. B. Simmons in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated February 3, 1848. Simmons discusses ordering matzos and themurim from James Henry in New York City and the sale of Leeser's books. A postscript mentions Charleston's interest in obtaining books.