1. Certificate by the association "Company of Doctors" of Yassi community, Romania, 1877. In honor of Joseph von Wertheimer. The association appoints him as an honorary member. Yiddish and Romanian, with association's ink stamp. Illustrated frame in lithographic print. 55 X 41.5 cm. Good condition. Tears and rough creases to edges.
2. Certificateon behalf of "Or Chadash" association. Botoşani, Romania, 1879. The association greets the philanthropist Joseph Ritter von Wertheimer on the occasion of a family wedding, and expresses the hope that he will continue with his donations to the Jews of the Austro-Hungarian empire in general, and their association in particular. German. Signatures of the association's president, members, and association's ink stamp. 54 X 34 cm. Good condition. Tears and creases to edges.
Joseph Ritter von Wertheimer (1800-1887), descendant of a wealthy Jewish family in Vienna. Educator and founder of a chain of kindergartens. Established the first kindergarten in Vienna in 1830 as well as an association for rehabilitation of released prisoners and juvenile delinquents; was involved in the Jewish community affairs and one of the leaders of the struggle for civil rights to the Jews of Austria. In 1868 he was decorated by the emperor with a nobility title.