Subject: Social service
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Broadside invitation from the Directors of the Baltimore United Hebrew Assistance Society to a general meeting at Rechabite Hall on February 1, 1853. The invitation expresses concern over declining membership and increasing needs of the poor, warning that the Society may cease to exist if the trend continues. It contrasts the situation in Baltimore with other cities where such societies are thriving.

Broadside of the United Hebrew Relief Association, listing five Philadelphia districts with their representatives. The obverse lists the Board of Directors and Managers. The reverse contains pencil notations of individuals needing assistance. The association ceased operation in 1894. Created circa 1890.

This collection comprises three letters related to the Jewish Foster Home Society of Philadelphia. The letters, dated January 24, 1856, February 2, 1860, and January 28, 1863, are from Isaac Leeser and Evelyn Bomeisler. The letters are announcements and invitations to the Society's annual meetings.

A one-page letter written by Daniel Wolff from New Orleans, Louisiana to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 28, 1849. The letter announces the establishment of the Hebrew Benevolent Society of New Orleans and lists its officers.

Letter from George Randorf, Agent of the Association of Jewish Immigrants, to Louis E. Levy, President of the Association, dated August 2, 1890. The letter, written on organizational letterhead, discusses several cases of Jewish immigrants presenting unique challenges for the organization.

Letter from Louis E. Levy, President of the Association of Jewish Immigrants, to George Randorf, Agent of the Association, dated August 3, 1890. Written on organizational letterhead, the letter responds to Randorf's previous day's request to discuss cases of Jewish immigrants presenting novel problems for the organization. The letter was written in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Letter from S. Haibloom, secretary of the Jewish Immigrants' Protection Society of New York, to George Raudorf, Esq., requesting his assistance regarding an enclosed letter, at the request of Hon. Ferdinand Levy, president of the Society. The letter, written on Society letterhead, is dated August 11, 1890, and originates from 10 Battery Place, New York, NY.

Postcard depicting a bearded man and child on one side and a heart on the other. Issued by the National Association for the Jewish Blind. Date: circa 1930. Geographic location: United States (inferred based on the organization's likely location).

Postcard depicting a man and a woman on one side and a heart on the other. The National Association for the Jewish Blind is named on the card. Date estimated as circa 1930.

A receipt dated December 1, 1875, documenting the transfer of Jewish orphans from the Mayor's office to the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society in New York City. The receipt lists the names of Stern, Myer and Cohen, Jacob, who were involved in the transaction.

This document is a receipt from the Mayor's Office of New York City, dated between December 1, 1892, and March 1, 1895. It includes a list of orphans and is associated with the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society. The receipt indicates a transaction or payment related to the care of orphans under the society's purview.

This 12-page book contains the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Associated Hebrew Charities of the United States. The meetings were held at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago, Illinois on June 27th and 28th, 1886. The book was published in St. Louis in 1886.

This pamphlet contains the report of the Executive Committee of the Helpers, a San Francisco-based organization, from January 1898. The report covers the organization's activities and finances for the period from its founding in 1889 to January 1898. The exact nature of the organization's activities and the type of help provided require further investigation beyond what is listed in the available metadata.