Congregation B'nai Israel records, 1857-1859.

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Congregation B'nai Israel records, 1857-1859.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71129186

Contains the congregation's constitution and by-laws from 1857; minutes; correspondence; photographs; a ketubah from 1859 of Louis Feder and Sophia Hirsch; commemorative books; and a letter from Sir Moses Montefiore (1859), to Moses Hyman that expresses Montefiore's appreciation for the congregation's contributions to the Jews who were living in Palestine.

8 items.

Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library

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Montefiore, Moses, Sir, 1784-1885

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