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Congregation B'nai Israel records, 1857-1971.
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Congregation B'nai Israel records, 1857-1971Creator/Contributor:
Congregation B'nai Israel (Sacramento, Calif.), creator, creator.Creator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 50.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1967.023.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeAbstract:
The collection 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.
Date:
1857 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- a-is---Jews -- California -- Sacramento
Jews -- Palestine
Marriage -- California -- Sacramento
Synagogues -- California -- Sacramento
Juifs -- Californie -- Sacramento
Mariage -- Californie -- Sacramento
Jews
Marriage
Synagogues
California -- Sacramento
Middle East -- Palestine
Congregation B'nai Israel (Sacramento, Calif.) -- Archives
Congregation B'nai Israel (Sacramento, Calif.)
Note:
Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 50.
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1967.023.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Sacramento's Congregation B'nai Israel began in 1849 when Moses Hyman invited his friends into his home for services. The
congregation consecrated a synagogue in 1852 to serve the more than 200 Jews who lived in the area. In 1853, Abraham Galland
became its rabbi; and, in 1880, the congregation changed from Orthodox to Reform. The Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society became
the congregation's sisterhood, and it was the first California sisterhood to join the national sisterhood movement. Many distinguished
civic leaders have been members of this historic congregation, including David Lubin, Harris Weinstock, Louis Sloss, and Louis
and Albert Elkus.
Preferred citation: Congregation B'nai Israel records, BANC MSS 2010/944, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The
Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Materials in English.
Type:
constitutions.correspondence.
Minutes.
Constitutions
Archives
Constitutions.
Constitutions.
Physical Description:
0.2 (1
Language:
English
Identifier:
2006565966
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CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.