Archive - Henry Pereira Mendes Papers

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Archive - Henry Pereira Mendes Papers

1877-1938

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The Henry Pereira Mendes Papers consists of manuscripts of Bible for Homes and Schools in 5 typed parts, typed notes on Genesis and Exodus, a typed preface and introduction to the Bible, as well as a draft of the translation and page proof of Isaiah. There are several sermons and lectures, addresses, and speeches, typed and printed, that had been delivered by Mendes. The collection also contains letters from Cyrus Adler, Solomon Schechter, Meyer Sulzberger, The Henry Pereira Mendes Papers consists of manuscripts of Bible for Homes and Schools in 5 typed parts, typed notes on Genesis and Exodus, a typed preface and introduction to the Bible, as well as a draft of the translation and page proof of Isaiah. There are several sermons and lectures, addresses, and speeches, typed and printed, that had been delivered by Mendes. The collection also contains letters from Cyrus Adler, Solomon Schechter, Meyer Sulzberger, and a draft of Mendes' letter to the Editor of the Hebrew Standard regarding Solomon Schechter and Conservative Judaism. The personal material of the Papers consists of a list of passengers, including Mendes, onboard the ship by which Mendes came to the United States, congratulations from the Jewish Theological Seminary on Mendes' 50th anniversary of service at Shearit Israel, a booklet published by his congregation on the same occasion, invitations, New Years cards and others, as well as the Jewish Theological Seminary resolution and eulogy from 1937.

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Jewish Theological Seminary of America

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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....

Adler, Cyrus, 1863-1940

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Cyrus Adler graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1883. He later received the first American Ph.D. in Semitics from Johns Hopkins University. He taught Semitic languages at Johns Hopkins from 1884 to 1893. In 1877 he was appointed assistant curator of the section of Oriental antiquities in the United States National Museum, and had charge of an exhibit of biblical archaeology at the centennial exposition of the Ohio valley in 1888. He was a commissioner for the world's Columbian ex...

Sulzberger, Mayer, 1843-1923

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Mayer Sulzberger was born in Heidelsheim, Baden, Germany on June 22, 1843. His family emigrated to the United States in 1849, and settled in Philadelphia. Sulzberger attended the Central High School of Philadelphia and Crittenden's. College, and later apprenticed in the law office of Moses Aaron Dropsie, a prominent Philadelphia attorney. Sulzberger was a member of Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia's oldest and most prestigious Jewish congregation. Sul...

Mendes, H. Pereira (Henry Pereira), 1852-1937

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Rabbi at Congregation Shearith Israel, 1877-1920. From the description of Papers, 1877-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155471166 Orthodox Sephardic rabbi and communal leader. From the description of Collection, 1877-1908 [microform]. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 47961736 Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel, New York City; Orthodox and Zionist leader; co-founder of Jewish Theological Seminary of America. From the d...

Jewish Theological Seminary of America

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Collecting area: Materials dealing with all aspects of Jewish life. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155524648 The Jewish Theological Seminary of America moved into its new campus at 3080 Broadway in the Morningside Heights section of New York City in 1930. The complex was designed by the architectural firm Gehron and Ross, with David Levy, Associate Architect. The construction of the buildings was funded by donations from Louis ...