Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Sfard (Boston, Mass.) Ledger
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of one ledger of members from the congregation's Mishna study group. The congregation's constitution and by-laws are in the front of the ledger. The ledger dates from 1909-1910, but some of the entries have annotations indicating the date when a member has died and some of these dates are from several decades later.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1909-1910
Conditions Governing Use
There may be some restrictions on the use of this collection. For more information contact jhcreference@jewishheritagecenter.org.
Historical Note
Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Sfard was founded by a community of Jews from Lithuania in Boston's West End in 1896. From 1896-1900, the synagogue was located on Poplar Street. The community then moved to North Russell Street. In 1941, Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Sfard and Congregation Beth Jacob merged to become Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Beth Jacob, still located in the same building on North Russell Street.
Extent
0.25 linear feet
Language of Materials
Hebrew
Abstract
This collection contains a ledger from Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Sfard in Boston, Mass. The ledger, written in Hebrew, is from the Chevra Mishnayos (Mishna study group) of the congregation. It contains the constitution and by-laws as well as the names of the original members (both men and women) of the study group. Besides some of the names, there is either a date of death or an indication that the person died. Some of these dates of death are many years after the date of the ledger.
Physical Location
Located in Boston, Mass.
- Title
- Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Sfard (Boston, Mass.) Ledger
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors Repository
97 Newbury Street
Boston MA 02116 United States
617-226-1285
jhcreference@jewishheritagecenter.org