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Subject: United Hebrew Charities

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Broadside Calling for a United Jewish Charity Organization in Philadelphia, March 29, 1869Broadside Calling for a United Jewish Charity Organization in Philadelphia, March 29, 1869

A broadside printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 29, 1869, calling for the unification of Jewish charitable organizations in the city under the banner of "The Society of the United Hebrew Charities of Philadelphia." This document represents an early effort towards consolidating Jewish charitable giving in America, predating the 20th-century Federations. It lists numerous names of individuals and organizations.