Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Purchase Bill - Seat in a Synagogue - "Ohab Zedek" Society - New-York, 1893

Opening: $300
Unsold
Large certificate, 100$ bill, for purchase of a seat in the "Ohab Zedek" congregation synagogue of Hungarian Jews in New-York, on behalf of Alter Gottlieb. New-York, October 1893. English.
Signatures of Gottlieb, congregation's president and others. Ohab Zedek (OZ), the first Hungarian congregation in New-York, was founded in 1873. Yosale Rosenblat served as a cantor of the synagogue for 15 years. 35.5X45.5 cm. Fair condition. Professionally restored tears. Many folding marks and stains. Partly pasted to cardboard.
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