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Formation of the Association for the Relief of Jewish Widows and Orphans
In 1855 an Executive Committee organized the Association for the Relief of Jewish Widows and Orphans with Gershom Kursheedt as Chairman and D C Labatt as Secretary. The charter was adopted March 14 1855, founding a Home to aid indigent Jewish widows and orphans beyond New Orleans. The group secured ground on Jackson and Chippewa, elected officers, and began plans for building a home with a budget exceeding ten thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gershom Kursheedt
David C. Labatt
Howard Association
Association For the Relief of
D. C. Labatt
L. B. Cain
M. M. Simpson
Benjamin Florance
Joseph Magner
Joseph Cohn
Joseph Simon
James K. Gutheim
F. Solomon
M. Stievel
Daniel Goodman
Isaac Hart
L. L. Levy
Samuel Friedlander
Louis Rose
Joseph H. Marks
Book of Societies
Masonic Hall
Messrs. L. Friedlander
Geo. Jonas
J. Sartorius
M. Goldman
L. Hertz
A. J. Ezekiel
M. Goldsmith
L. Rose
B. Florence
J. H. Marks
E. Solomon
G. Kursheedt
Moses Montefiore
Jerusalem
Judah Touro
New Orleans
Hebrew Benevolent Association
Hebrew Ladies’ Benevolent Association
Ann Depass
I. L. Gracour
Jackson and
Chippewa Streets
Jackson Street
Chippewa Street
E. Abrams
C. Hyams
A. Haber
George Jonas
D. Goodman
S. J. Wellman
L. Goldsmith
Samuel Hardy
Klopman
G. Stadeker
Hebrew Ladies’ Benevolent Society