Description of Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA, MikvehIsrael.MinuteBook1813-1864: Minutes, Society for the Visitation of the Sick and Mutual Assistance, 1813-1864 contributor Carly Sewell cataloger Michelle Belden Council on Library and Information Resources Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA These images and the content of Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA MikvehIsrael.MinuteBook1813-1864: Minutes, Society for the Visitation of the Sick and Mutual Assistance, 1813-1864 are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. To the extent possible under law, Congregation Mikveh Israel has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this metadata about Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA MikvehIsrael.MinuteBook1813-1864: Minutes, Society for the Visitation of the Sick and Mutual Assistance, 1813-1864. This work is published from: United States. For a summary of CC0, see https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/. Legal code: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode. Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project ATLA Digital Library United States Philadelphia Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA MikvehIsrael.MinuteBook1813-1864 https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/MikvehIsrael.MinuteBook1813-1864 The Society for the Visitation of the Sick and Mutual Assistance started as "the Hebra," or a sacred society that ensures the bodies of deceased Jews are prepared for burial according to Jewish tradition and protected from desecration before burial. The new name was adopted around 1850 and made official by new Articles in 1853 (see page 250 in the bound manuscript.) Meeting minutes cover topics such as elections, resignations, admissions, expulsions and deaths of members; the drafting and redrafting of rules and regulations; accounting, including debt collection, donations and investments; interactions with other Jewish charitable organizations; and the organization of day and night watches. English Minutes, Society for the Visitation of the Sick and Mutual Assistance, 1813-1864 Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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United States 19th century Synagogue records and registers Corporate minutes Jews Charity Care of the sick Death Synagogues Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.) Minutes (Records) Manuscripts