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
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Ketubah; Leeser, Isaac; Hart, Abraham; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1838 February 7
Description:
Manuscript Ketubah on parchment in Hebrew and Aramaic with some signatures in Roman characters. The Ketubah records the marriage of Shelomoh (Zalman) ben Simhah and Braynah bat Yosef. Dated 12 Shevat 5598 and signed by Isaac Leeser and Abraham Hart.
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Hart, Abraham
Date:
1838-02-07
Language:
Hebrew; Aramaic
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Hart, Abraham; Bar Simcha, Shlomo (Zalman); Bas Yosef, Breynah; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1838
Description:
Kesuvah (Jewish Wedding Document) Between Groom Shlomo (Zalman) Bar Simcha and Bride Breynah Bas Yosef. Witnesses include Isaac Leeser and Abraham Hart. Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Hart, Abraham; Bar Simcha, Shlomo (Zalman); Bas Yosef, Breynah
Date:
1838
Language:
Aramaic
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Marriage record; Levy, Leon; Kline, Eugenie; San Francisco, California, United States; 1898 June 7
Description:
Levy, Leon and Kline, Eugenie. San Francisco, CA, The wedding certificate (Kesubah) of Leon Levy and Miss Eugenie Kline, who were married at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco on June 7th, 1898. It is signed by Minister Jacob Nieto, the bridegroom Leon Levy, and the witnesses Maurice Kahn and Julius L. Wolf. The Document contains both the traditional Kesubah in Aramaic and a statement of mutual assent in English.
Personal Name:
Levy, Leon; Kline, Eugenie
Date:
1898-06-07
Language:
English; Aramaic
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Ketubah; Isaacs, Samuel M.; Phillips, Morris; Benjamin, Phillip; New York, New York, United States; 1865 July 5
Description:
Printed ketubah on vellum produced in the Netherlands and filled in by hand for the marriage of Morris Phillips (Mosheh bar Uri) and Bila bat Zekhariyah ha-Levi in New York. The presiding rabbi was Samuel M. Isaacs and witnesses were Phillip Benjamin and Myer S. Isaacs. Dated 11 Tamuz 5625.
Personal Name:
Isaacs, Samuel M.; Phillips, Morris; Benjamin, Phillip
Date:
1865-07-05
Language:
Hebrew; Aramaic
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
