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Papers, 1804-1920.

1804-1920

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Papers of Rabbi Jacques J. Lyons of Congregation Shearith Israel, his wife Grace, and daughter Sarah, principal and superintendant of Polonies Talmud Torah School. Jacques J. Lyons papers include correspondence, 1842-1877, concerning his marriage to Grace, 1842, his conflict with shammas (sexton) David Phillips, 1857, and other matters; diary, 1873-1874; and marriage contract of Jacob E. Lyons, Jacques' father, 1804. Scrapbooks compiled by Sarah Lyons include appointment letter to Jacques J. Lyons as rabbi at Shearith Israel, 1839, and his contracts, 1839-1855; condolence letters to Grace Lyons, including letter and poem by Emma Lazarus, 1877; clippings, 1877-1920; clippings and letters concerning Civil War, 1861-1863; petition against introduction of organ and family pews in synagogue, n.d.; letter to Sarah Lyons regarding fight against reform elements in congregation, 1895; and clippings, flyers, pamphlets, and circulars concerning synagogue activities and Jewish women's groups.

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Congregation Shearith Israel (New York, N.Y.)

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Congregation Shearith Israel (New York, N.Y.)

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Congregation Shearith Israel (New York, N.Y.)

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Congregation Shearith Israel - often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue – is the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. It was established in 1654 in New Amsterdam by Jews who arrived from Dutch Brazil. Until 1825, when Jewish immigrants from Germany established a congregation, it was the only Jewish congregation in New York City....

Lyons, Jacques J. (Jacques Judah), 1813-1877

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Jacques Judah Lyons (1813-1877) Jacques Judah Lyons, hazan, rabbi, and community leader, was born in Surinam, Dutch Guiana on Menahem 25, 5573 (August 25, 1813). His parents, Judah Eleazar and Mary Asser Lyons, had emigrated to Surinam from Philadelphia in the early 1800s. Jacques education was limited to the institutions the Dutch colony could afford; however, he spoke several languages in addition to Dutch, including Hebrew, English, German, and French and possessed a ...

Lyons family.

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Lazarus, Emma, 1849-1887

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Born on July 22, 1849 in New York City, Emma Lazarus was the fourth of seven surviving children to Sephardic-Ashkenazi parents Moses and Esther (Nathan) Lazarus. Lazarus was most likely privately tutored; she was proficient in German, French, and Italian. Her Jewish education consisted of knowledge of the Bible and observing a form of Sabbath and holidays, but as one of Lazarus’ associates said “the religious side of Judaism had little interest for Miss Lazarus, or for any member of her family.”...

Lyons, Grace Seixas.

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Lyons, Jacob E.

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Polonies Talmud Torah School (New York, N.Y.)

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Phillips, David F., 1944-

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Lyons, Sarah, d. 1934.

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