Certificate; Wetzler, Martin; Stover, Adam; Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania, United States; 1844 November 10
Description:
Baptismal and birth certificate (Taufschein) printed in Allentown by Leisenring. The certificate records the birth of Adam Stover on 10 November 1844 and is colored and illustrated by Jewish scrivener Martin Wetzler who also signs in Yiddish.
Personal Name:
Wetzler, Martin; Stover, Adam
Date:
1844-11--10
Language:
German; Yiddish
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Periodical; Bondi, Jonas; Solomon, J. P.; New York, New York, United States; 1865 September 29
Description:
Weekly newspaper entitled "The Hebrew Leader" including Jewish news from all over the United States including new synagogues, deaths, and letters to the editor. Published and edited by Jonas Bondi and J. P. Solomon in New York City. English interspersed with German and Hebrew
Personal Name:
Bondi, Jonas; Solomon, J. P.
Date:
1865-09-29
Language:
English; German
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Trade card from Rabbi J. Sechtzer, Official Mohel [Jewish circumcision performer] of the Hospital of Beth Israel Hospital, and Performer of Marriages. The card has his job title in Hebrew, English, and German, as well as the blessing that the Mohel says in Hebrew and transliterated into English. It also states that he is a Graduate Mohel of the Board of Mihle; 216-218 East Houston Street, New York, NY
Corporate Name:
Rabbi J. Sechtzer; Beth Israel Hospital
Date:
unknown
Language:
English; Hebrew; German
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Certificate; Wetzler, Martin; Crefsman, Johannes; Rockhill Township, Pennsylvania, United States; Reading, Pennsylvania, United States; 1849 October 28
Description:
Baptismal and birth certificate (Taufschein) printed in Reading, Pennsylvania by Johann Ritter. The certificate is filled out in black ink to mark the birth of Johannes Crefsman, son of Jacob and Maria in 1824. In 1849, the printed certificate seems to have been re-decorated by the Jewish scrivener Martin Wetzler who adds color as well as an inscription in red ink marking the confirmation in 1843 and marriage in October 1849 of the child. Wetzler also adds a star of David as well as his own name in Yiddish.
Personal Name:
Wetzler, Martin; Crefsman, Johannes
Date:
1849-10-28
Language:
German; Yiddish; English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Bush, Isidor; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1857 May 6
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Bush, Isidor. St. Louis, MO, Letter from Isidor Bush in St. Louis, Missouri to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in which Bush asks Leeser to look over an article. In German with an English translation
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Bush, Isidor
Date:
1857-05-06
Language:
English; German
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Gunzburg, Aaron; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1853 November 28
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Gunzburg, Aaron. Baltimore, MD, Letter from Dr. Aaron Gunzburg in Baltimore to Isaac Leeser, offering to supply an article for Leeser and to consider selling books at his Hebrew school. Written in German with translation
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Gunzburg, Aaron
Date:
1853-11-28
Language:
English; German
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter from I. Wolf to Jacobs, Mayer & Co., in German and English, and discusses money and business matters; Fort Wayne, IN; 215 1/2 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Wolf, I.; Jacobs; Mayer
Corporate Name:
Jacobs, Mayers & Co.
Date:
1847-04-29
Language:
English; German
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Die Geschichte der Shiloh Lodge No. 17, U.O.B.B., 1853-1876.
Subject:
Jews -- New York (State) -- Albany -- Societies, etc. -- 19th century.
Description:
A bound, ruled volume with gilt edges stamped in gold on the front cover with the title Die Geschichte der Shiloh Lodge No. 17, U.O.B.B. This volume contains the handwritten documentation of the B'nai B'rith order in Albany, New York spanning the years from its inception in 1853 to 1876. The volume was handwritten in German by financial secretary Meier Illch (1830-1902) who was an insurance agent in Albany. The book comprises the lodge's organization and membership listing the names of officers and members. Deaths of members were noted and inscribed by a box in black ink. In April 1865 a full page is dedicated to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Charitable contributions, meetings, and financial records are included in the volume. Documentation is written on the recto of each leaf. Several leaves at the end are blank.
Personal Name:
Illch, Meier, 1830-1902.
Corporate Name:
Independent Order of B'nai B'rith. Shiloh Lodge No. 17.
Date:
1853-1876
Language:
German
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Collection of documents from the Loeb family of Philadelphia. These include: (1) Two handwritten letters in German to Abraham Loeb at Ungstein, Germany dated 1864 (2) A carte-de-visite of a young boy labeled "Lederle, Durkehim" (3) A handwritten note dated 1861 (4) Partial translation of John Keats' Fairy Song into German dated 1899 (5) A manuscript letter from S. Kahn at Coblenz in German dated 1878 (6) A manuscript letter in German addressed to Abraham Loeb dated 1878 (7) Ludwig Loeb letterhead with handwritten list of brothers' and sisters' birthdays (8) A handwritten list of Loeb family birthdates (9) A letter from Jacob Loeb in Ungstein Germany mentioning his wife Madel Levi (10) A handwritten poem in German entitled "National-Farben" (11) German notes headed Ungstein November 1878 (12) Five pages of undated manuscript German verse.
Personal Name:
Loeb, Abraham; Loeb, Jacob
Date:
1861-1914
Language:
German; English; Yiddish
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
