Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia (“Hope of Israel”) is a Western Sephardic synagogue established in the 1740s. Over the years it has occupied several different location during its tempestuous history.
Link to a website devoted to the story of Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia
The archives of Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, are being digitised by the Atla Digital Library. The collection includes:
Account ledger for the building of the new synagogue, 1782-1784
Balance Book, 1856-1876
Births, 1841-1862
Births, 1843-1886
Burials in Spruce Street Cemetery, 1843-1868 and Federal Street Cemetery, 1849-1863
Charter of the Congregation Beth El Emeth, 1857
Check stub ledger, 1862-1910
Circumcision book of Dr. A. J. Weirtheim, 1810-1829
Correspondence on the Sunday School, 4 letters, 1835-1877
David Solis letter to Isaac Leeser, 1863 Sept 22
Deed for Federal Street cemetery, 1841
Form of service at the dedication of the new synagogue of the Kahal Kadosh Mickvi Israel in the city of Philadelphia
Haym Salomon facsimile, ca. 1782
Ledger (offering book), 1857-1866
Ledger (seats), 1857-1866
Ledger of seat rentals and general accounts, 1824-1831
Marriages, births and deaths, 1776-1843
Minutes, 1782-1791
Minutes, 1810-1883
Minutes, 1813-1864
Minutes, 1824-1881
Petition for building a mikve, 1784
Record of annual seat rentals, 1827-1833
Record of annual seat rentals, 1845-1862
Record of offerings, 1786-1788
Roster of officers, 1823-1827
Statement of receipts (contributions), 1856-1874
Woodcut illustration of the interior of Kehillah Kadosh Mikveh Israel at the dedication of the new building on Cherry Street in 1825. Note the top hats and how the men wear their tallitot, both typical of Spanish and Portuguese Jews.
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