Papers of Hannah Ruth London 1919-1990 bulk: 1923-1980

Hays, Moses Michael, 1739-1805

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Moses Michael Hays was an American banker, merchant, philanthropist, and a prominent Boston Jewish citizen. He helped establish the New England Masonic movement and in 1792 was elected as Grand Master, with Paul Revere as his deputy. Born in New York City he married Rachel Myers, younger sister of Myer Myers, a famed New York silversmith. The couple moved to Newport, Rhode Island in 1769, where Hays profited in the trans-Atlantic trade. The Hays family left Newport for Boston ahead of the Brit...

Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959

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Bernard Berenson (June 26, 1865 – October 6, 1959) was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance. His book Drawings of the Florentine Painters was an international success. His wife Mary is thought to have had a large hand in some of the writings. Berenson was a major figure in the attribution of Old Masters, at a time when these were attracting new interest by American collectors, and his judgments were widely respected in the art world. Recent research has cast doubt on some...

American Jewish Historical Society

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Montefiore, Moses, Sir, 1784-1885

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Anglo-Jewish philanthropist, communal leader. From the description of Letters, 1858-1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122624776 English philanthropist and Zionist. From the description of Document signed : London, 1872 Feb. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874663 Philanthropist and communal leader knighted by Queen Victoria; acclaimed as the most prominent Anglo-Jew of the 19th century; involved in Jewish causes in Palestine and throughout the wo...

Gomez, Benjamin, 1769-1828

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Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828

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Moses, Rachel Gratz, 1783-1823

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Pope, Charles Milton

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Cohen, Octavius

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Mordecai, Alfred, 1804-1887

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U.S. Army officer, engineer, and ordnance expert. From the description of Papers of Alfred Mordecai, 1790-1948 (bulk 1833-1887). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80026449 Biographical Note 1804, Jan. 3 Born, Warrenton, N.C. 1819 1823 Attended U...

Stiles, Ezra, 1727-1795

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Congregational clergyman and librarian, of Newport, R.I.; and president of Yale University, New Haven, Conn. From the description of Ezra Stiles papers, 1682-1795. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 368232945 Ezra Stiles, president of Yale College from 1778 to 1795. From the description of Ezra Stiles papers, [ca. 1727-1795]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81484808 From the description of Ezra Stiles papers, [ca. 1727-1795...

Abravanel Family

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Etting, Solomon, 1764-1847

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Myers, Samuel, 1800-1870

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Touro, Judah, 1775-1854

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Judah Touro (June 16, 1775 – January 18, 1854) was an American businessman and philanthropist. Touro's father Isaac Touro was the leader of the Newport, R.I. Jewish Community. After his father's death, Judah and his siblings were raised by his uncle, a merchant who helped found Boston's first bank. Judah went to New Orleans in October 1801 where he opened a small store; he eventually became a prominent merchant and ship owner, particularly after the Louisiana Purchase propelled the growth of the...

Touro, Abraham, 1777-1822

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Abraham Touro was from a family of wealthy merchants, famous philanthropists, and prominent Jewish community leaders in the early history of the United States. His father, Rabbi Isaac Touro (1737-1783), was the leader of the Jewish community in Newport, R.I. As an adult, Abraham lived in Medford, Massachusetts. Abraham and his brother Judah became businessmen and philanthropists, donating to many public works, monuments, hospitals and colleges, as well as funding the upkeep of the synagogue, whi...

United States. War Department

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Marcy served as Secretary of War under James K. Polk, 1845-1849. From the description of William L. Marcy letter : Washington [D.C.], to Col. J.D. Stevenson, New York City, ALS, 1846 June 26. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 43771263 Officer, Second U.S. Cavalry, 1868-1892. From the description of Report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, 1870 Dec.15. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 43955079 U.S. gov...

Isaacks, Yohaveth

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Siegel, Robert Enoch, -1944

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Etting, Shinah Solomon

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Phillips, Zalegman, 1779-1839

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Falk Family

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Siegel, Benjamin M. (Benjamin Mordecai), 1894-1971

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Mordecai, Mordecai Moses

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Carvalho, Solomon Nunes, 1815-1897

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Myers, Mrs. Jacob, 1787-1808

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National Historical Magazine

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Solomon, Levi

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Zundel, Enoch

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Malbone, Edward Greene, 1777-1807

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Rutledge, Anna Wells

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Anna Wells Rutledge is an historian. From the description of Notes, [ca. 1961], on portraits at the American Philosophical Society. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122632867 From the guide to the Notes, [ca. 1961], on portraits at the American Philosophical Society, Circa 1961, (American Philosophical Society) Art historian of Charleston, S.C.; author of "Artists in the Life of Charleston"; b. 1907; d. 1996. From the descrip...

Moses, Israel, 1821-1870

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Edouart, August, 1789-1861

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Levy, Grace Mears, 1694-1740

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Copley Gallery (Boston, Mass.)

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Minis, Dinah Cohen

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Touro, Isaac, 1737?-1783

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Isaac Touro was a Jewish leader in colonial America. Born in Amsterdam, in 1758 he left for Jamaica. In 1760, he arrived in Newport, Rhode Island to serve as hazzan and spiritual leader of the Jewish community there. Soon after his arrival the congregation built the Touro Synagogue, which is the oldest synagogue in the United States. When the American Revolution broke out, Touro was a Loyalist, and when the British captured Newport in 1776, he remained in the city. In 1782 he moved to Kingsto...

Marks, Hyman

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Isaacs, Ralph, 1934-

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London, Hannah Ruth, 1894-

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Author Hannah R. London was born in Boston on January 2, 1894, daughter of Abraham and Goldie Freeman London. She graduated from Radcliffe College in 1916 and married Benjamin M. Siegel in 1923. She published three books: Portraits of Jews by Gilbert Stuart and Other Early American Artists (ca. 1926), Shades of My Forefathers, a book of silhouettes of early American Jews (1941), and Miniatures of Early American Jews (1953). Further information about London can be found i...

Durand Family

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Micholl, Morland

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Sheftall, Sheftall

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Thos. W. Emerson Co.

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Mordecai, Jacob

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Levin Family

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Solomons, Adolphus S. (Adolphus Simeon), 1826-1910

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Adolphus Simeon Solomons (b. 1826, New York City-d. 1910), helped establish the American Red Cross, organizing the first training school for nurses in Washington, D.C. and the Washington Night Lodging-House Association. He was an officer of the Provident Aid Society and the Emergency Hospital of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In New York, he helped organize Mt. Sinai Hospital and the Montefiore Home for Chronic Invalids. He was the founder of the Jewish Protectory and Aid ...

Sally Solomon (Mrs. Joseph Andrews)

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Dent Family

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Jacobs, Catherine

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Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872

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Artist Thomas Sully was born in London, although his actor parents soon emigrated to the United States. A trip back to England to study painting expanded his horizons, and upon his return to the United States he developed a reputation as a first rate painter. He specialized in portraits, especially portraits of women, and painted full-length portraits of many public and private figures. He is perhaps most closely associated with his portrait of Queen Victoria and for his painting, Washington cro...

Leeser, Isaac, 1806-1868

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Isaac Leeser (December 12, 1806 – February 1, 1868) was an American Orthodox Jewish religious leader, teacher, scholar and publisher. He helped found the Jewish press of America, produced the first Jewish translation of the Bible into English, and helped organize various social and educational organizations. ...

Franks, Abigail, 1696-1756

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Minis, Abraham, approximately 1695-1757

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Mishelshonsky, Goldie Freedman

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Phillips, Beatrice H

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May, Samuel

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Mordecai, Samuel, 1786-1865

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Braque, Georges, 1882-1963

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French painter. From the description of Letter, 1905 July 13, Honfleur. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80147574 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Varengeville, to John Rewald, 1951 Oct. 4 and [1956 Sept. 19]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870407 From the description of Letter, 1925. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78558538 ...

Gratz, Rachel, 1764-1831

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Solis, Jacob

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Mickleshanski Family

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Da Ponte Family

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Noah, M.M. (Mordecai Manuel), 1785-1851

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Noah, who founded several newspapers, also served as consul to Tunis and special agent to Algiers, securing release of American prisoners. From the description of ADS, 1821 November 5 : New York. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 17448973 Journalist, editor. From the description of Letter to Major James Nelson Barker [manuscript], 1829 October 5. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647805821 Mordecai Manuel Noah was born i...

Korn, Rabbi

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Franks, Jacob, 1688-1769.

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Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869

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Rebecca Gratz was born on March 4, 1781, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In 1801, at the age of 20, Rebecca Gratz helped establish the Female Association for the Relief of Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances, which helped women whose families were suffering after the American Revolutionary War. In 1815, after seeing the need for an institution for orphans in Philadelphia, she was among those instrumental in founding the Philadelphia Orphan Asylum. Under Gratz' auspices, a Hebrew Sunday Scho...

Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine

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Cohen, Jacob J.

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Minis, Philip, -1789

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Philip Minis (1734-1789), the son of Abraham and Abigail Minis, was the first white male child born in Georgia; he was born on July 11. In 1774, Minis married Judith Polack (1745-1819). He was a very successful merchant in Savannah. An active patriot during the Revolutionary War, his name is listed on the 1780 Georgia Disqualifying Act, a British document listing people who supported the patriots, and who therefore could not hold public office. Minis died March 6, 1789. From the desc...

Marx, Dr. Frederick

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Levy, Rachel

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Phillips, Arabella, 1786-1826

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Marks, Mrs. Michael

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Bayley, Frank, 1871

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Rivera, Jacob Rodriguez, 1717-1789

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Jacob Rodriguez Rivera was from a converso family from Seville, Spain. He arrived in Newport, Rhode Island via Curacao in 1748 where he introduced the manufacture of spermaceti candle-making. Next to Aaron Lopez, Rivera occupied the highest position in the commercial, religious and social life of Newport's Jewish community. His daughter Sarah, married Aaron Lopez....

Dunlap Family

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Simson, Sampson

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Jennys, William

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Andrews, Joseph J.

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Salomon, Deborah

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Levy, Moses, 1665-1728

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Moses, Levi Moses

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Morland, Rebecca

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Moses, Solomon, 1774-1857

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Moss, Maria

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Minis, Isaac

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Tobias, Thomas Jefferson

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Lopez, Sarah Rivera

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Sarah Rivera Lopez was the daughter of Jacob Rodriguez Rivera. In 1763 she married Aaron Lopez - a merchant, slave trader, and philanthropist in colonial Rhode Island....

Isaacs, Mary Perit

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Moses, E. M.

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Levy, Uriah Phillips, 1792-1862

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Naval officer. From the description of Court martial proceedings and defense of Uriah Phillips Levy, 1842-1857. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014841 Uriah P. Levy (1792-1862) On April 22, 1792, Uriah Phillips Levy was born in Philadelphia, the third child of Michael and Rachel Levy. From a young age, Levy was known to be quick-tempered and proud, traits that would follow him his whole life. Throughout his childhood, Levy was heavily influenced by ...

Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857

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Minis, Sarah Ann

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Hart Family

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Israel, Israel, 1746-1822

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Nones, Joseph B.

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Phillips, Naphtali, 1773-1870

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Cohen, Benjamin

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Levy, Aaron, 1742-1815

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Karigal, Haijm Isaac, 1733-1777

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Cohen, Mendes, 1831-1915

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Civil and mechanical engineer and railroad executive. Mendes Cohen was born in Baltimore on May 4, 1831. He received his mechanical training in the works of Ross Winans (1847-1851), the builder of early locomotives. From 1851 to 1855 he worked for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, chiefly in the Motive Power Department. He worked on the adaptation of wood-burning locomotives to coal-burning and devised the method for handling traffic on the 10% temporary grade o...

Sheftall, Mrs. Moses

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Levy, Jacob Clavius, 1788-1875

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Noah, Rebecca (Mrs. Mordecai Manuel)

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