Hospital for Israelites in Philadelphia - Spital für Israeliten in Philadelphia.

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

August 18th

Philadelphia

1864

Parallel English and German texts.

Singerman 1818 (records just one leaf folded, the present copy has two leaves).

B’nai B’rith District Grand Lodge No. 3 announces the establishment of a Provisional Hospital Committee for the purposes of building a Jewish Hospital in Philadelphia. “Whereas, a Jewish Hospital has been found to be a necessity in the cities of New York and Cincinnati… Within the last six months three Israelites of this city have died in Christian hospitals without having enjoyed the privilege of hearing the Shema Yisrael… Whereas, it reflects the greatest discredit on so large a Jewish population as that of Philadelphia, to force friendless brothers to seek, in sickness and the prospect of death, the shelter of un-Jewish hospitals, to eat forbidden food, to be dissected after death and sometimes even to be buried with the stranger… Resolved, that the District Grand Lodge take immediate steps…for the purpose of founding a Jewish Hospital.” Chairman of the Committee is M. Thalheimer and vice-chairman is Isaac Leeser.