Black and white photograph of Jacob S. Raisin dressed in military uniform at Camp Greene in North Carolina. Raisin worked for the Jewish Welfare Board at the Camp.
Black and white photograph of Jacob S. Raisin dressed in military uniform at Camp Greene in North Carolina. Raisin worked for the Jewish Welfare Board at the Camp.
Black and white photograph of Jacob S. Raisin dressed in military uniform at Camp Greene in North Carolina. Raisin worked for the Jewish Welfare Board at the Camp.
Black and white photograph of Jacob S. Raisin dressed in military uniform at Camp Greene in North Carolina. Raisin worked for the Jewish Welfare Board at the Camp.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of Hermann Junker's painting Die Prüfung der Brautleute. Published in Über Land und Meer, Jahrgang 28, Band 55, Heft 26.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of Hermann Junker's painting Die Prüfung der Brautleute. Published in Über Land und Meer Monatsausgabe 1885/1885.
Postcard with a black-and-white photographic portrait of Chief Rabbi Joseph Hermann Hertz, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth.
Postcard with a black-and-white photographic portrait of Chief Rabbi Joseph Hermann Hertz, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth.
Black-and-white lithographed portrait of Lelio Cantoni, Chief Rabbi of the Jewish universities of Piedmont. Lithograph by D. Festa after a drawing by Petronilla.
Four-Minute Man Certificate of Honor presented to Dr. Jacob S. Raisin for his service during the war of 1917-1918. A letter signed by Woodrow Wilson is included with the certificate addressing the Four-Minute Men.
Unpublished manuscript and notes written by Jacob S. Raisin entitled, "The Jews of Charleston." The manuscript covers Raisin's report on the history of Jewish peoples in Charleston.
A letter from Louisa Cheves Smythe Stoney to Rabbi Raisin congratulating him on living in Charleston for twenty-one years. She recounts an instance where Rabbi Raisin intervened when one group tried to "take control" of a charitable committee.
Black-and-white engraved portrait of Chief Rabbi Solomon Hirschel. Engraving by William Ridley after a painting by Samuel Drummond. Published in the European Magazine.
Black-and-white stipple engraved portrait of Chief Rabbi Solomon Hirschel. Engraving by William Holl after a painting by Slater. Published July 18, 1808, by Messrs. Joseph, Burnett, & Justins, Dukes Place.
Hebrew Union College graduation program noting Jacob S. Raisin as a candidate for the "Degree of Rabbi." Program includes a schedule of the commencement event and the back material includes a sketch of the Hebrew Union College. Program found within the beginning pages of Jacob S. Raisin's diary entitled, "My Life's Tragi-Comedy."
Black and white photograph of a commemorative tablet dedicated to Jacob S. Raisin for his life's work and his time as Rabbi of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim in Charleston, South Carolina.
Black-and-white engraving depicting a Jewish marriage ceremony. From Jüdisches Ceremoniel, first published by Paul Christian Kirchner in 1717, edited and reissued by the Christian Hebraist Sebastian Jugendres in 1724, published Nuremberg: Peter Conrad Monath.
Unpublished typed manuscript copy written by Jacob S. Raisin entitled, "Washington the Mason." The manuscript relates Raisin's thoughts on George Washington and the Freemasons.
Unpublished manuscript entitled, "Minhagim of Nomology (Customs of Law-Making)," written by Jacob Salmon Raisin. The manuscript covers information regarding various topics related to the history and emergence of Reform Judaism, and Minhagim or Jewish Customs.
Black-and-white lithographed portrait of Chief Rabbi Maier Zipser (1815-1869). Published in Beth-el : Ehrentempel verdienter ungarischer Israeliten by Ignaz Reich.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Synagogue de Nazareth, located on the Rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, in Paris during the installation of Lazare Isidor as Chief Rabbi.
Postcard with a reproduction of the lithograph Une hirondelle vient distraire un rabbin dans ses meditation rabbiniques by Alphonse Lévy, which shows a rabbi at his rabbinical meditations.
Black-and-white lithographed portrait of Rabbi Marchand Ennery, Chief Rabbi of France. Lithograph by Hermann Raunheim. With Hebrew text of Psalm 119:15 : I will meditate in Thy precepts, and have respect unto Thy ways.
Black-and-white engraving depicting the principal religions of the world. Judaism is depicted by a rabbi holding a Torah scroll. Engraving by Bernard Picart. Frontispiece for Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde representées par des figures dessinées de la main de Bernard Picard: avec une explication historique, & quelques dissertations curieuses, Volume 1, published Amsterdam: J.F. Bernard, 1723-1737.
Unpublished manuscript written by Jacob S. Raisin entitled, "Suffragism, Defeated or Delayed? A Rabbi's Plea for Equality." The manuscript relates Raisin's thoughts and feelings regarding women's suffrage, women's rights and religion.
Black-and-white lithographed portrait of Rabbi Samuel Holdheim, rabbi in Frankfurt an der Oder. Lithograph by Dümmler after a drawing by Wollenberg. Published by Gebrüder Rocca in Berlin and Göttingen.
Black-and-white steel engraved portrait of rabbi and scholar Moses Edrehi. Engraving by Robert Whitechurch. From History of the capital of Asia and the Turks : together with an account of the domestic manners of the Turks in Turkey, published Boston: Boston, Reprinted for I. Edrehi, 5618 (1858).
Black-and-white steel engraved portrait of rabbi and scholar Moses Edrehi. Engraving by J. C. Hunter. From The book of miracles by Moses Edrehi, published London: Printed for the author.
Black-and-white engraving depicting a rabbi with tallit (prayer shawl) and tefillin (phylacteries). Engraving by R. Young. From The faiths of the world : an account of all religions and religious sects, their doctrines, rites, ceremonies, and customs. Compiled from the latest and best authorities... by James Gardner, published London: A. Fullarton & Co.
Black-and-white engraving depicting a rabbi with tallit (prayer shawl) and tefillin (phylacteries). Frontispiece to Modern Judaism : or, A brief account of the opinions, traditions, rites, and ceremonies of the Jews in modern times by John Allen, published London: Printed for T. Hamilton, and Oliphant, Waugh and Innes.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the New Synagogue at Great St. Helen's in London during the election of Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler as Chief Rabbi. Published in the December 21, 1844, edition of The Illustrated London News.
Black-and-white photographic postcard of Rabbi Angelo Sacerdoti, Chief Rabbi of Rome, greeting King Victor Emmanuel III outside the Great Synagogue of Rome.
Black-and-white engraved portrait of Rabbi Jonathan Eybeschütz. Engraving by Jan Balzer after Johann Kleinhard. From Abbildungen böhmischer und mährischer Gelehrten und Künstler : nebst kurzen Nachrichten von ihren Leben und Werken, Volume 1, by František Martin Pelcl, published Prague: Wolffgang Gerle.
Unpublished partial manuscript entitled, "The Sayings of the Fathers," written by Jacob S. Raisin. The manuscript covers Raisin's "Three Pillars of Society," which he notes as the Torah, worship, and deeds of kindness.
Black-and-white lithographed portraits of 40 rabbis throughout Jewish history, with a larger, central image of Maimonides. Includes Samuel Edels, Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi, Isaac Abravanel,the Maggid of Kozhnitz, the Vilna Gaon, Moses Sofer, Akiva Eger, Jonathan Eybeschütz, David Nieto, Dov Berush Meisels, Meir Leibush, Shimon Sofer, Mordecai Banet, Abraham Tiktin, Yechezkel Landau, and others. Hebrew (and some German) captions including respective rabbi's name and other information including: city, position, magnum opus, and date of death. Published Breslau: S. Schottlaender.
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a rabbi testing his student on the portion of the Bible learned during the week. Original illustration by Friedrich Kaskeline.
Unpublished manuscript written by Jacob S. Raisin entitled, "Harry Houdini." The manuscript relates Raisin's thoughts on the life of Harry Houdini and religion.
Print reproduction of Leopold Pilichowski's painting The Opening of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, depicting the ceremonies held on April 1, 1925. Notables, including Herbert Samuel, Chaim Weizmann, Nahum Sokolow, Hayim Nahman Bialik, and Chief Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, are grouped about Arthur Balfour, who is seen delivering the inaugural address.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction with portraits of Jewish individuals prominent in London during the late 19th century. Includes the following: Rev. Professor David Woolf Marks, Baron Henry de Worms, Dr. Henry Behrend, Sir Phillip Magnus, Samuel Montagu, Joseph Sebag Montefiore, Sir Albert Sassoon, Benjamin Louis Cohen, Dr. Michael Friedländer, Sir John Simon, Frederick David Mocatta, Rev. Dr. Hermann Adler, Rev. Dr. Moses Gaster, Sir Julian Goldsmid, and Rev. Dr. Nathan Marcus Adler.
Advertisement of an invitation for Jewish soldiers, sailors, and marines in Charleston to meet Rabbi Dr. Jacob S. Raisin and attend services held at the synagogue.
Black and white photograph of Jacob S. Raisin standing atop a stone engraved "Dentistry." The photo includes a handwritten note reading, "St. Fran Oct. 1904."