Board and congregational minutes, 1782-1783

Metadata

Title

Creator

Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date

1782/1783

Digital Identifier

MikvehIsrael.BookofMinutes1782-1791

Description

Minutes of the parnas (president of the congregation) and junta (board of managers) and general meetings of Congregation Mikveh Israel from 1782 to 1783. The majority of the minutes are concerned with funding and building a new synagogue. Other topics include the election of leaders, the need for a new constitution/code of laws, and the appointment, payment and duties of a shamas (warden or sexton).

Subject

Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Corporate minutes

Synagogue records and registers

Jews

Synagogues

Synagogue officers

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA

Extent

108 pages

Format (Original)

Manuscripts

Minutes (Records)

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Language

eng

Type

Text

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IIIF Manifest

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Collection

Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA

Citation

Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.), “Board and congregational minutes, 1782-1783,” Philadelphia Congregations Early Records, accessed April 18, 2024, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/MikvehIsrael.BookofMinutes1782-1791.