Louisa Gratz estate papers

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Louisa Gratz estate papers

1825-1891

https://discover.hsp.org/Record/ead-1514

Estate papers of the Gratz sisters relate to their real estate and personal property and contain some correspondence on Judaism and the Mikveh Israel Synagogue.

0.33 Linear feet 0.33 linear feet, 1 box (50 items)

eng, Latn

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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SNAC Resource ID: 6749057

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Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Congregation 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 ...

Gratz, Louisa.

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Gratz, Caroline 1981-

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Gratz, Elizabeth.

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