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The
Secretary’s Report of the Hebrew Benevolent Association of New Orleans.
The
Secretary of your benevolent association submits the following as the
transactions of your Board of Officers.
| They have given relief to |
34 |
individuals, with |
$5 |
to each. |
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4 |
" |
10 |
" |
| " |
2 |
" |
2.50 |
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11 |
" |
3 |
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They
have appropriated $35 for the purpose of sending a family to New York;
they appropriated $35 for the relief of a very large and respectable
family; $20 for the relief of a sick father of a family, and one of the
founders of this Society; $20 for the relief of another large family; they
have afforded relief to a widow and her children for two months with $20 a
month; and they have also appropriated $89.50 for lunatic, $82 of which
was paid to the Charity Hospital. Total, $482.50.
They
have elected 17 new members; and three members have resigned. They have to
deplore the loss of one of our members by death, Mr. Alfred E. Lewin,
(peace to his soul.) Your Secretary cannot let pass this opportunity of
paying a tribute of respect to the memory of one who was so worthy, so
amiable, and so just.
Benjamin
W. Cohen, Sec’ry.
New
Orleans, March 8, 1846.
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