Ketubahs; Marriage certificates; Manuscripts, Hebrew -- 19th century
Description:
Bound compilation of manuscript marriage contracts for 62 couples married by George Jacobs between November 5, 1873, and November 13, 1881. Jacobs served as the rabbi of Congregation Beth El Emeth from 1869 to his death in 1884. His term followed that of Isaac Leeser, who founded the synagoge in 1857 and served as its rabbi until his death in 1868. Most weddings took place in Philadelphia, with two each in Doylestown and Lancaster, Pennsylvania; one each in Harrisburg, Manayunk, Abingdon, and Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; and one each in Richmond and Lynchburg, Virginia. Every ketubah is written in the hand of Jacobs, with the abridged ketubah text in a single block paragraph, justified by stretching characters, and his Hebrew name Gershon bar Mosheh S_imh_ah inscribed at the foot of each leaf. Ketubahs are signed by the groom and 2 witnesses. Congregational president Morris Rosenbach signed as witness on several occasions. Couples' English names, wedding date, and wedding location when not in Philadelphia recorded in English at the head of each leaf. The contracts were entered into the volume from left to right on the rectos, with versos left blank. Volume bound in blind-stamped leather, with gilt title on left cover; covers detached and spine damaged.
Personal Name:
Rosenbach, Morris
Corporate Name:
Congregation Beth El Emeth (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Contributor:
Jacobs, George, 1834-1884
Date:
19th century
Language:
Aramaic; Hebrew; English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Pamphlet; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1863
Subject:
Pamphlets; Jews--Politics and government
Description:
Pamphlet called, The African slave trade: the secret purpose of the insurgents to revive it. No treaty stipulations against the slave trade to be entered into with the European power. Judah P. Benjamin's intercepted instructions to L.Q.C. Lamar; Philadelphia, PA
Date:
1863
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Report; Myers, Moses; New York, New York, United States; 1796 January 11
Subject:
Reports; Jews--Politics and government
Description:
Report of the Committee of Commerce and Manufacturers on the Petitions of John Deverux, William and Archibald M'Neal, Moses Myers, William Smith and Joshua Carter, and Wright White, Published by Order of the House of Representatives; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Myers, Moses
Date:
1796-01-11
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Pamphlet; George W. Childs; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1880
Subject:
Pamphlets; Judaism -- Customs and practices; Calendars
Description:
Pamphlet containing a public Ledger Almanac for 1880, published by George W. Childs, with images of the four seasons on the front cover and an image of the Public Ledger Building on the back cover. The Almanac contains a Hebrew Calendar; South West Corner of Sixth and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA
Corporate Name:
George W. Childs
Date:
1880
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Mayer Sulzberger, Attorney at Law; Sulzberger, Mayer; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1877 July 7
Subject:
Correspondence; Jewish judges; Letterheads
Description:
Letter from Sol. L. Haas to Mayer Sulzberger, written on Mayer Sulzberger, Attorney at Law letterhead, regarding Haas stopping by Sulzberger's office trying to get his advice on a paper, and reminding him that delays are costing him money; 29 South Sixth Street, Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Sulzberger, Mayer; Haas, Solomon L.
Corporate Name:
Mayer Sulzberger, Attorney at Law
Date:
1877-07-07
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
