Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Variant namesCongregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) traces its history to September 25, 1740 when the Province of Pennsylvania and Thomas Penn authorized a permanent burial ground for the entire Jewish community of Philadelphia. Jews in Philadelphia in the 1740s and 1750s organized themselves informally for services. In 1761 they acquired a Torah scroll and met in a private residence on Sterling Alley, then between Cherry and Race Streets and Third and Fourth Streets. The congregation moved to a rented building on Cherry Street and held their first Sabbath services on July 25, 1771. The group chartered itself as an organization in 1773. It is estimated that in 1775, the city of Philadelphia had a population of approximately 35,000 of whom 300 were Jewish.
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Leeser, Isaac. ALS : Philadelphia, to Lewis Allen, Philadelphia, [18]40 Mar. 20. | Rosenbach Museum & Library | |
| referencedIn | Miscellaneous property and committee records, 1782-1904. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| referencedIn | Cyrus Adler Papers | University of Pennsylvania, Center Judaic Studies | |
| referencedIn | Louisa Gratz estate papers | Historical Society of Pennsylvania | |
| referencedIn | Mayer Sulzberger Collection | University of Pennsylvania, Center Judaic Studies | |
| referencedIn | Uriah P. Levy Collection, undated, 1787-1948, 1959, 1961, 1985, 2005 | American Jewish Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Correspondence and sermons, 1829-1867 [microform]. | Brandeis University Library | |
| creatorOf | Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.). Collection, 1824- | Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library | |
| referencedIn | Samuel Oppenheim Papers, undated, 1614-1938 | American Jewish Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Leeser, Isaac. Isaac Leeser collection [electronic resource], 1811-1919 1840-1870. | Université d’Ottawa, University of Ottawa | |
| creatorOf | High Holiday schedules and sermons. | Yeshiva University | |
| referencedIn | Cohen, Charles J. S. Morais memoir and portrait : K.K.M.I. 1897-1902 / C.J. Cohen. | University of Pennsylvania, Center Judaic Studies | |
| referencedIn | McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896,. Gratz-Franks-Simon Papers, 1752-1831 (inclusive). | Porterville Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Jonas Phillips Papers | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| creatorOf | Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | Levy, Uriah Phillips, 1792-1862. Uriah P. Levy collection [electronic resource], 1787-1985 1787-1948. | Université d’Ottawa, University of Ottawa | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Seixas Family, undated, 1746-1911, 1926, 1939 | American Jewish Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Rosenbach Company. Correspondence, 1903-1953 | Rosenbach Museum & Library | |
| creatorOf | [Minutes and correspondence of the congregation, 1782-1790] | Brandeis University Library | |
| referencedIn | Sabato Morais Collection | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Pennsylvania SP Mikveh Israel Cemetery | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Seixas Family papers : Mixed archival material 1829, 1834, c.1839, 1846, 1867. | Université d’Ottawa, University of Ottawa |
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