(JUDAICA) Proceedings of the First General Convention of

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(JUDAICA.) Proceedings of the First General Convention . . . of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. 26, [1] pages. 8vo, original printed wrappers, worn and lacking 2 1/2 inches from upper corner; title page worn and soiling in upper corner; printed seal of the Union on page 21. [Cincinnati, OH]: Bloch & Co., [1873]

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The published minutes of the founding meeting of what is now the Union for Reform Judaism. The main point of business was establishing a "Hebrew Theological Institute," which opened its doors two years later as Hebrew Union College--the oldest extant Jewish institution of higher learning in America. Singerman S386, listing 7 institutional holdings. No other copies known at auction.