Portraits Etched in Stone: Early Jewish Settlers 1682—1831

David De Sola Pool

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Portraits Etched in Stone

Early Jewish Settlers 1682—1831

David De Sola Pool

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1952

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Presents the stories of early Jewish settlers in the community woven together from archaic documents.

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Jewish Studies Jewish History General Jewish History

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
FOREWORD Publicly Available Download PDF	V
PREFACE Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
ILLUSTRATIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
1. THE PIONEER FATHERS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
2. TITLE DEEDS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	10
3. WALLS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	25
4. NEIGHBORS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	36
5. IN THE FIRING LINE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	50
6. THE PENALTY OF EMINENCE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	60
7. THE RIGHT TO BURIAL Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	83
8. DISPENSERS OF KINDNESS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	94
9. THE ADVANCE OF THE CITY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	105
10. THE CEMETERY MOVES ON Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	119
11. WHO OWNED THE CEMETERY ? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	143
12. LAST DAYS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	153
13. SERMONS IN STONES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	159
14. MONUMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	179
BIOGRAPHIES
BIOGRAPHY 1. BENJAMIN BUENO DE MESQUITA 1683- BIOGRAPHY 75. JOSHUA ISAACS 1810 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	187
BIOGRAPHY 76. ISAAC MATTHIAS GOMEZ 1810- BIOGRAPHY 179. LEAH ABRAHAMS 1828 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	319
APPENDICES
THE SITE OF THE GROUND GRANTED IN 1656 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	489
THE SITE OF THE GROUND GRANTED IN 1656 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	491
CHRONOLOGICAL REGISTER Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	496
BURIALS IN THE CHATHAM SQUARE CEMETERY RECORDED IN THE REGISTER OF CONGREGATION SHEARITH ISRAEL, THOUGH THE GRAVE CAN NO LONGER BE IDENTIFIED Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	501
GLOSSARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
GLOSSARY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	507
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	513
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	519

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May 6, 2019

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9780231888400

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578

https://doi.org/10.7312/pool92376

eBook ISBN: 9780231888400

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