Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records

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Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records

1781-1936

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Consists of correspondence, minute books, Hebra Kaddisha minute books, financial records, resolutions, and vital records.

3.2 linear ft.

heb, Hebr

eng, Latn

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8050395

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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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 ...

Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.). Hebra kaddisha

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