Magnes collection on Congregation Ohabai Shalome, 1871-1975.

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Magnes collection on Congregation Ohabai Shalome, 1871-1975.

The collection contains materials from and about Congregation Ohabai Shalome collected over the years by the Magnes staff. Included are a copy of the Constitution and By Laws of the congregation (1871); a membership application card (c. 1880); a program for the 1895 dedication of the congregation's new building on Bush Street; a copy of "Young Israel's Guide" (1905) by Rabbi Bernard M. Kaplan; a Memorial Service for the Dead (1897), written by the congregation's rabbi, Isidore Myers. The collection also contains photographs of the interior and exterior of the Bush Street building and newspaper clippings about the congregation. In addition, the collection has a 1975 report of the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board to San Francisco's Redevelopment Agency, which includes a history of the congregation and an architectural history of the Bush Street building.

1 box (.2 linear feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8076206

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