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Order of Service: Consecration of the Synagogue of the United Congregation of Israelites, Kingston, JamaicaOrder of Service: Consecration of the Synagogue of the United Congregation of Israelites, Kingston, Jamaica

This 16-page octavo pamphlet contains the order of service for the consecration of the Synagogue of the United Congregation of Israelites in Kingston, Jamaica, on July 19, 1888 (19 Tammuz 5648). The service was conducted by Reverend Solomon Jacobs, the congregation's minister. The text is presented bilingually in Hebrew and English on facing pages. The pamphlet commemorates the completion of a new synagogue building, replacing one that had previously burned down. The United Congregation of Israelites resulted from a merger of Kingston's Sephardic and Ashkenazic congregations.

Trade Card for Rev. Joseph SchwedTrade Card for Rev. Joseph Schwed

This trade card advertises the services of Rev. Joseph Schwed. The card, printed in German, Hebrew, and English, lists the Rabbi's address as 400 E. 52nd Street, New York. The card also lists his services as performing circumcisions, marriages, and delivering sermons in German and English. Additionally, he offers private lessons in Hebrew, German, English, and French.