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Keller, Jacob

Type / Call #Personal / P-278The collection contains documents pertaining to Rabbi Keller's career in Witkower, Kingdom of Hanover, prior ro coming to Lexington, Missouri. Included in the collection are the following items in Yiddish, with English translations: 1) A sermon (undated); 2) A wedding address (undated); 3) A letter of introduction for Rabbi Keller (1834); and 4) A kabalah for shehitah for Rabbi Keller (1826). Also included are photocopies of recommendation for Rabbi Keller (1831), and a copy of his birth certificate (1831); and English translations in manuscript of all of the above documents, as well as letters to Rabbi Keller (1828, 1829) and his rules for shehitah.
LanguageE & Y
Years1826-1834
Size30 pages

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