Subject: Women in Judaism

Twenty-two page pamphlet containing the 1838 constitution of the Female Hebrew Benevolent Society of Philadelphia. This is the third published constitution; the first was published in 1825, and the second in 1836. According to Singerman 658, three other copies of the 1838 publication exist. The Female Hebrew Benevolent Society, founded in 1819 by women of Congregation Mikveh Israel and guided by Rebecca Gratz, is the oldest continuously operating Jewish charity in the United States and the first independent organization established by Jews to serve Jews in Philadelphia.

Three-page letter dated April 21, 1852, from J. Harvey in Charleston, South Carolina, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. Harvey proposes an editorial for publication by Leeser, discussing his perspective on the Reform Movement within the Charleston Jewish community, specifically addressing the role of women in the Sunday school and the disharmony within the congregation. The editorial includes commentary on the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim synagogue.

A one-page letter written by S. C. Marralho to Isaac Leeser on January 31, 1844, from Barbados. The letter discusses the minutes of the Barbados Hebrew Congregation's Ladies' Auxiliary and the founding of a Sunday School.

This paper, authored by Henrietta Szold and Mary Cohen, was published by the Jewish Publication Society of America (JPS) in 1894. Further details about the content of the paper are not available.

This book contains the papers presented at the Jewish Women's Congress held in Chicago on September 4-7, 1893. Published by the Jewish Publication Society of America (JPS), this volume offers insights into the concerns, activities, and perspectives of Jewish women at the end of the 19th century. The congress addressed various topics relevant to Jewish women's lives in America, including religious observance, social justice, education, and philanthropy.

Silver presentation bowl inscribed "PRESENTED BY THE LADIES HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY TO THEIR PRESIDENT MRS. JOHANNA DAVIS JULY 24TH 1880." The inscription also refers to a charter from 1864 (item 17.115) and a marriage certificate from 1853 with the name Chas. Davis (item 18.58).

This is Volume 1 of Grace Aguilar's *The Women of Israel*, first published in America in 1851 and reprinted by D. Appleton & Co. in 1857. The book explores the lives and roles of women in Jewish history and tradition. Aguilar, who died at age 31, had most of her works published posthumously by her mother.