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Female Hebrew Benevolent Society
(1,970 words)
1819 in Philadelphia gegründete jüdische Wohlfahrtseinrichtung, die anfangs mittellose Frauen mit Lebensmitteln, Kleidern und anderen Bedarfsgütern versorgte. Der Gründerin und langjährigen Leiterin der Einrichtung Rebecca Gratz (1781–1869) war bekannt geworden, dass christliche Wohltätigkeitsvereine unter den jüdischen Armen missionierten; gegen solche Versuche suchte sie bedürftige Frauen abzuschirmen. Über dieses Engagement hinaus gründete die Female Hebrew Benevolent Society 1838 die erste j…
Female Hebrew Benevolent Society
(2,108 words)
A Jewish charitable institution founded in 1819 in Philadelphia, which initially provided destitute women with food, clothing, and other essentials. The founder and long-time leader of the institution, Rebecca Gratz (1781–1869) had become aware that Christian charitable associations were carrying out missionary activities among the Jewish poor; she sought to protect needy women against such attempts. Beyond this commitment, in 1838 the Female Hebrew Benevolent Society founded the first Jewish Su…
Date:
2018-11-16
