Centennial Anniversary, Sir Moses Montefiore. United Hebrew Services at Rodeph Sholom Synagogue, Philadelphia. Sunday Ev'g, October 26th, 1884

(AMERICAN / ANGLO-JUDAICA)

S.W. Goodman

Phialdelphia

1884

On front, likeness of Sir Moses Montefiore

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The one hundredth birthday of Sir Moses Montefiore, Anglo-Jewish benefactor of world Jewry, was occasion for celebration and prayer in synagogues around the globe. The present pamphlet contains an original “Prayer for Moses” composed by Rev. Sabato Morais of Philadelphia. In addition, an oration was delivered by Judge Mayer Sulzberger and a final benediction by Rev. Dr. M. Jastrow, rabbi of the Rodeph Sholom Congregation. On the final page, the “Committee on Celebration” records the aristocracy of Philadelphia Jewry