Board of Managers minutes, 1824-1870

Board of Managers minutes, 1824-1870

1824/1870

MikvehIsrael.MinuteBook1824-1881

Meeting minutes of the Board of Managers, or "adjunta" of Congregation Mikveh Israel, from 1824 to 1870. Each entry includes the date and usually the location of the meeting, names of members present, and business discussed. Business discussed includes (but is not limited to): regular elections of officers (parnas and adjunta, gabay, and secretary); assessment and collection of seat rents; the dedication of a new synagogue and ongoing repairs/improvements to the building; financial record keeping, including auditing accounts, debt collection, and payment of bills, rents and taxes; employment of officials such as the shamas (sexton), hazan (minister), and superintendent of the burial grounds; improvements to the burial grounds; and permissions for burials.

This volume has been partially digitized, up to 1870. Names of officers for each Hebrew calendar year covered are listed at the back of volume, and those pages are also included.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA

Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA

346 pages

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