MENDELSOHN MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTION, A
CHRONOLOGY
1850 March 30 058/1/55 058/1/56 058/2/60 COPYRIGHT: Retained by the authors of items in these papers,
or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright
law.
Mendelsohn Born in Shillelen,
province of Kovono, Russia to Fiewel and Jetta M. Mendelsohn.
1872
November 21
Mishkan Yisrael founded in Wilmington,
NC.
1873
Mendelsohn graduated from Maimonides College, Philadelphia,
PA.
1873-1876
Mendelsohn served as the rabbi for Congregation Beth el,
Norfolk VA.
1875 March
Ground breaking for Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC.
1875 June 15
Cornerstone laid for Temple of
Israel.
1876-1921
Mendelsohn served as rabbi for Temple of Israel,
Wilmington NC.
1876 May 12
Temple of Israel dedicated.
1878
June 9
Temple of Israel affiliated with the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations.
1879 May 11
Mendelsohn married Esther Jastrow, niece of
his mentor, Dr. Marcus Jastrow, in Wilmington, NC.
1880 December 8
Dr.
Charles Jastrow Mendelsohn (1880-1939), noted author and cryptographer, born to
Samuel and Esther.
1883
Mendelsohn received an honorary degree of
doctor of law from the University of North Carolina.
1891
The Criminal Jurisprudence of the Ancient Hebrews,
published by M. Curlander, Baltimore, MD, one of Mendelsohn’s best known
scholarly works.
1903
Mendelsohn compiled the Index of
Scriptural Citations for Dr. Marcus Jastrow’s (1829-1903) A Dictionary of the
Targumin, the Talmud Babli, and Yerushalmi, and the Midraschic
Literature.
1920
Published Die Funkition der Rulsadern
und der Kreislauf des Blutes in altrabbinicher Literature, Publisher G.
Fischer.
1922 June
Elected Rabbi Emeritus, Temple of Israel, due to
failing health.
1922 September 22
Rabbi Samuel Mendelsohn died in
Wilmington, NC
Inventory
Manuscript/Box/File
058/1/1
1871 November
Title: The Divinity of Scripture
exemplified.
Type: Composition, 7pp.
Place:
Philadelphia
058/1/2
1872 February 3
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 14pp.
Place: Philadelphia
Date:
"Yithro" 5632, 24th of Shebat
058/1/3
ca 1873
March
Title: Untitled
Type: Dedication ceremony
Place: Hebrew Congregation "Beth-El,"
Norfolk, VA
058/1/4
1873 March
22
Title: "The House of
God"
Type: Sermon, 8pp.
Place: Hebrew Congregation "Beth-El", Norfolk,
VA
Date: Sabbath Vayakhel & P'kude
5633
Text: I Kings VI, 12-13 Haphtorah I
Kings Ch. 5 v.26 to v. 13 of Ch. 6
Note:
Rearranged & delivered in Wilmington May 12,
1877
058/1/5
1873 March 29
Title:
"Sacrifices Sinopsis [sic] of a Sermon"
Type:
Sermon, 8pp.
Place: Beth-El, Norfolk,
VA
Date: Sabbath Vayikra Nissan 1st
5633
Note: Rearranged & delivered at
Wilmington April 22, 1976
058/1/6
1873 April
18
Title: "Tell thy son on that
day".
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: K.K. Beth-El, Norfolk, VA
Date: 7th day of Pesach 5633
Text: Exodus XIII, 8-9
058/1/7
1873 April
26
Title: "Strange Fire" or "Egotism from the
Pulpit".
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Beth-El, Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath Sh'mini 5633
Text:
Leviticus X, 1-3
058/1/8
1873 May 3
Title: "Procrastination incurs Guilt".
Type: Sermon, 8pp.
Place:
Beth-El, Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath "Tazriang
& Metzorang" [5633]
Text: II Kings
VII, 9
Note: Rearranged & delivered in
Wilmington March 9, 1878
058/1/9
1873 May 10
Title: "Observance of the Sabbath."
Type: Sermon, 9pp.
Place:
Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath "Achre &
K'doshim" [5633]
058/1/10
1873 May
17
Title: "God our Sanctifier"
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place:
K.K. Beth-El, Norfolk, VA
Text: I will
be sanctified in the midst of the children of Israel: I am the Eternal
your sanctifier.
058/1/11
1873 May
24
Title: "The Lord's
Servants."
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: K.K. Beth-El, Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath "B'han & B'chookothay"
5633
Text: Haphtorah Isaiah XLIII, 11 to
Isaiah XLIV, 6
058/1/12
1873 June
2
Title: "Joy Universal".
Type: Sermon, 5pp.
Place:
K.K. Beth-El, Norfolk, VA
Date: 2nd Sh'beroth
5633
058/1/13
1873 June 21
Title: "Some
Lessons of the Spies".
Type: Sermon,
6pp.
Place: K.K. Beth-El, Norfolk,
VA
Date: Sabbath "Sh'lach"
5633
Note: Rearranged & delivered in
Wilmington May 3, 1878
058/1/14
1873 July
19
Title: "Authority"
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place:
K.K. Beth-El, Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath
Pinchas 5633
058/1/15
1873 September
22
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: K.K. Beth-El,
Norfolk, VA
Date: 1st day Rosh-ha-Shanah
5634
058/1/16
1873 September 23
Title: "Israel's Resolutions"
Type: Sermon 5pp.
Place: Beth-El,
Norfolk, Va
Date: 2nd day Rosh-ha-Shanah
5634
058/1/17
1873 October 4
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: K.K. Beth-El, Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath Haazinoo 5634
058/1/18
1873 October
6
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 5pp.
Place: K.K. Beth-El,
Norfolk, VA
Date: 1st day Succoth
5634
058/1/19
1873 October 7
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 4pp.
Place: K.K. Beth-El, Norfolk, VA
Date: 2d day Succoth 5634
058/1/20
1873 October
13
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 4pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: 8th day Succoth
5634
058/1/21
1873 October 18
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 4pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date:
Sabbath B'reshith 5634
058/1/22
1873 October
25
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 3pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: Sabbath "Noah"
5634
058/1/23
1873 November 1
Title:
"Principle, or Policy?"
Type: Sermon,
6pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath "Lech-L'cha" 5634
Note: Rearranged & delivered in Wilmington October 20,
1877
058/1/24
1873 November 22
Title: "By the voice 'tis Jacob!"
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: Sabbath "Tol'doth"
5634
Text: Genesis XXVII,
22
Note: Rearranged & delivered in
Wilmington June 2, 1877
058/1/25
1873 November
28
Title: "In God shall our heart
rejoice!"
Type: Address, 8pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date:
Thanksgiving Day
058/1/26
1873 November
29
Title: "Surely God is
omnipresent."
Type: Sermon,
5pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath "Vayetze" 5633 [sic]
Text: Genesis XXVIII, 16 Haphtorah Genesis ch. 28,
v.10
Note: Rearranged & delivered in
Wilmington March 24, 1877
058/1/27
1873 December
14
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: Sunday, Eve of Hannuccah
5634
058/1/28
1874 January 3
Title: "Iin
fin ban-ud...."
Type: Untitled
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date:
5634
058/1/29
1874 January 17
Title:
Untitled
Type: ?, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date:
Pirbbirtf.....5634
058/1/30
1874 January
24
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: Sabbath "Bo" 5634
Text: Exodus X, 3
Note: Rearranged & delivered in Wilmington January 19,
1878
058/1/31
1874 January 31
Untitled
Type: Sermon,
7pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath B'shallach 5634
Note: Rearranged & delivered in Wilmington January 26,
1878
058/1/32
1874 February 28
Title: Untitled
Type: Address, 6pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: Sabbath Sachor (T'tsave)
5634
Text: I Samuel XV,
22
058/1/33
1874 March 2
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 6pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: Eve of Purim 5634
Text: Esther IV, 14
058/1/34
1874 March
7
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon,
6pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath Ki Tissa 5634
Text: Exodus XXXIII, 7 Haphtorah I Kings VII 51 to VIII
29
Note: Rearranged & delivered in
Wilmington March 10, 1877
058/1/35
1874 March
21
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: Sabbath Vayikra 5634
Text: Leviticus I, 1 & 2
Note: Rearranged & delivered in Wilmington March 17,
1877
058/1/36
1874 March 28
Title:
Untitled
Type: Address, 9pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date:
Sabbath Hagadol (Tzav) 5634
058/1/37
1874 April
2
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: 1st of Pessach 5634
Text: Exodus XII, 26 & 27 Haphtorah Ps.
78:36
058/1/38
1874 April
8
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: K.K. Beth-El,
Norfolk, VA
Date: 7th day of Pessach
5634
Text: Exodus XIV,
15-18
058/1/39
1874 April
9
Title: Untitled
Type: 7pp.
058/1/40
1874 April
18
Title: "Forbidden Food"
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place:
Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath Thazria & M'zora
5634
Text: Leviticus XV:
31
Note: Rearranged & delivered in
Wilmington June 16, 1877
058/1/41
1874 April
25
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 5pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: Sabbath "Achre & K'doshim"
5634
Text: Leviticus XVIII, 1-5
Haphtorah: Jeremiah ch. 32 v. 26-41
Note:
Rearranged & delivered in Wilmington April 24,
1877
058/1/42
1874 May 9
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date:
Sabbath "B'har & B'chukothai" 5634
Text: Leviticus XXV, 55 XXVI, 2 Haphtorah: Ezechil [sic] ch.
33
Note: Rearranged & delivered in
Wilmington May 5, 1877
058/1/43
1874 May
16
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 8pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: Sabbath "B'midbar'
5634
Text: I Samuel XX,
42
Note: Wilmington March
1877
058/1/44
1874 May 22
Title: "Gazing
on Adonai".
Type: Sermon, 8pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: 1st
day of Shebuoth 5634
Text: Exodus XIX,
21
058/1/45
1874 June 27
Title: "I
cannot transgress the Order of Adonai"
Type:
Sermon, 6pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: Sabbath Chuckath & Balak
5634
Text: Numbers XXII, 18 Haphtorah:
Numbers XXII, 2-20
058/1/46
1874 July
4
Title: "Saddening & Hope
inspiring."
Type: Sermon, 6pp.
Place: Before the Congregation Beth-El Emeth,
Philadelphia
Date: Sabbath "Pinchas"
5634
058/1/47
1874 July 18
Title:
Untitled
Type:
Sermon, 9pp.
Place: Synagogue of K.K. Mikveh
Israel, Philadelphia
Date: Sabbath D'Barim
5634
Text: Amos II, 4 &
5
058/1/48
1874 July 23
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 4pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date:
Fast (9th day) of AC 5634
Text: Jeremiah
IX, 19 & 20
058/1/49
1874 August
8
Title: "Blessing &
Curse"
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date:
Sabbath "Re'eb" 5634
Text: Deuteronomy
XI, 26-28
Note: The principal argument I
employed in Lecture II on "Hell & Perdition" February 22, 1878 in
Wilmington.
058/1/50
1874 August
29
Title: "Causing to go
astray."
Type: Sermon, 6pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date:
Sabbath Tabo' 5634
Text: Deuteronomy
XXVII, 18
058/1/51
1874 September
11
Title: "Book of Life" No. 1
Type: Sermon, 8pp.
Place:
Norfolk, VA
Date: Eve of the first day of
Rosh-Hashanah 5635
Note: Delivered in
Wilmington September 27, 1878. In conclusion of the whole matter we
understand: fear the Lord & keep his text; commands; for this makes
the whole of the man.
058/1/52
1874 September
12
Title: "The Book of Life No.
III. [Inscription of the second page: Prayer]"
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place:
Norfolk, VA
Date: Eve 2d day of Rosh Hashanah
5635
Text: And scenes, that'er part of
joy & pain come wildering over his brain
058/1/53
1874
September 13
Title: "The Book of Life No. IV. [Inscription of the
third page: Righteousness]"
Type: Sermon, 6pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: 2d day of Rosh Hashanah 5635
Text: Psalm CXII, 1
Note:
Wilmington 1879
058/1/54
1874 October
3
Title: "Our common Aim. No. I. [In want of
Rest]"
Type: Sermon, 6pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: 8th of Succouth
5635
Text: I reg. VIII, 56
Note: Wilmington 1878
1874 October 4
Title: "Our common
Aim. No. II [Means conducing true rest]"
Type: Sermon, 6pp.
Date: Simchath-Torah
5635
Text: I Reg. VIII, 56
Note: Wilmington 1879
1874 November 14
Title: "The Birth Right"
Type:
Sermon, 6pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath Tol'doth 5635
Text:
Genesis XXV, 31-32
Note: Wilmington November 18, 1876 and Wilmington December
15,1877
058/1/57
1874 November 21
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath "Wayetze"
5635
Text: Genesis XXIII, 10
058/1/58
1874 November
26
Title: Untitled
Type: Address, 6pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: Thanksgiving 5635
Text: Magnify the Eternal with me, and
let us exalt his name together
058/1/59
1874 December
3
Title: "Home Influence"
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: Eve of Hanuccah 5635
Text: Psalm CXVIII, 6 Haphtorah Psalm
118
Note: Wilmington 1876 and Wilmington
December 16, 1881, Y.M.H.A.
1875 January 9
Title: "Despair
not"
Type: Sermon, 5pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath "Waera"
5635
Text: Exodus VI, 9 Haphtorah Ecel. [sic] VI,
12
Note: Wilmington June 1, 1878
058/2/61
1875 February
6
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 4pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: Sabbath "Mishpatim" 5635
Text: Exodus XXIII, 30
Note:
Wilmington April 14, 1877
058/2/62
1875 April 10
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 6pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath
"Thazreeang" 5635
Text: II Kings V, 11
Note: Wilmington March 30,
1878
058/2/63
1875 April 17
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon,
5pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath "Hagadol" (Metzorang)
5635
Text: Leviticus XV, 31
Note: Wilmington June 10, 1876 and
January 5, 1878
058/2/64
1875 April 20
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: 1st day of
Passover 5635
Text: Exodus XII, 14
Note: Wilmington
1878
058/2/65
1875 April 21
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 5pp.
Place:
Norfolk, VA
Date: 2d day of Paseach 5635
Text: Leviticus XXII,
32
Note: Wilmington 1877
058/2/66
1875 April
26
Title: "Israel's Future"
Type: Sermon, 6pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: 7th day of Pesach
Text: Thou, O Lord, art my lamp; &
Adonai will enlighten my darkness Note: The latter part of this sermon, namely
that treating of "Israel's Future", I joined to the sermon on "Israel's past
& Present" & transcribed it there, after which I named the entire paper;
"Past, Present & Future of Israel" & delivered the same
058/2/67
1875 June 19
Title: Untitled
Type:
Sermon, 5pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath "Bhaaloth'cha"
5635
058/2/68
1875 August 14
Title: Untitled
Type:
Sermon, 6pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath Nach'moa 5635
Text:
"Comfort ye, comfort ye my people saith your
God."
058/2/69
1875 September 18
Title: Untitled
Type:
Sermon, 4pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath "Thabo" 5635
Note: Not
delivered. The principal part of item within I embodied in my discourse of
the eve of the Yom Kippurim 5636.
058/2/70
1875 September
29
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Eve
of the New Year 5636
Text: Psalm XC, 10
Note: Wilmington 5638
[1878]
058/2/71
1875 September 30
Title: Untitled
Type:
Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: 1st day of New Year
5636
Text: I Sam. II, 6
Note: Wilmington 5638
[1878]
058/2/72
1875 October 1
Title: Untitled
Type:
Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: 2d day of New Year
5636
Text: Jeremiah XXXI, 16
Note: Wilmington 5636
[1878]
058/2/73
1875 October 8
Title: Untitled
Type:
Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Eve of Kippoor 5636
Text:
Isaiah LVII, 14
Note: Wilmington 5638 [1878]
058/2/74
1875
October 14
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: 1st day of Succoth 5636
Text: Leviticus XXIII,
42-43
058/2/75
1875 October 21
Title: Untitled
Type:
Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: 8th day of Succoth
5636
Text: Deutoronomy [sic] XVI, 13
058/2/76
1875
October 30
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 6pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
Date: Sabbath "Noah" 5636
Text: Genesis VI,
9
058/2/77
1875 November 20
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon,
5pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath Chaye-Sarah 5636
Text:
Genesis XXVI, 6
Note: Wilmington November 3,
1877
058/2/78
1875 November 25
Title: Untitled
Type:
Address, 5pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Thanksgiving
Day
058/2/79
1875 December
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon,
7pp.
Date: Parshol Wayishlach
058/2/80
1876 January
8
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 4pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date:
Sabbath "Wayechee" 5636
Text: Genesis XLIX, 23
Note: Wilmington June
22, 1878
058/2/81
1876 January 15
Title: Untitled
Type:
Sermon, 6pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath "Sh'moth"
5636
Text: Exodus I, 12
058/2/82
1876 January
22
Title: Untitled
Type: ?, 5pp.
Place: Norfolk,
VA
058/2/83
1876 February 5
Title: Untitled
Type:
Sermon, 6pp.
Place: K.K. "Beth-Elohim". Charleston, SC & "Temple" at
Wilmington
Date: Sabbath "B'shallach" 5636
Text: Exodus XIV,
13-14
058/2/84
1876 February 19
Title: Untitled
Type:
Sermon, 5pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath Mishpatim
5636
Text: Exodus XXIV, 7
058/2/85
1876 February
26
Title: A Retrospect or Valedictory Address
Type: Address,
9pp.
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath "Teroomah", 5636
Text:
Jeremiah I, 7-8
058/2/86
1876 March 4
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 8pp.
Place: K.K. "Mishkan Israel", Wilmington,
NC
Date: Sabbath "Sachor" ("T'isaweh)
058/2/87
1876 May
13
Title: Untitled
Type: Inaugural Address, 6pp.
Place: Temple of
Israel, Wilmington, NC
Date: Sabbath "Emor" Iyar 19, 5636
Text:
Ezekial [sic] XLIV, 23-24
058/2/88
1876 June 17
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 3pp.
Place: Mishkan Israel, Wilmington, NC
Date:
Sabbath "Schlach" 5636
Text: Exodus XVI,
29
058/2/89
1876 June 24
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon,
5pp.
Place: Mishkan Israel, Wilmington, NC
Date: Sabbath "Korach"
5636
Text: Psalm CIII, 1 Haphtorah Psalm
107
058/2/90
1876 July 4
Title: Untitled
Type: Oration,
7pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Text: Psalm XXXIV,
4
058/2/91
1876 July 22
Title: Untitled
Type:
Sermon
Place: Norfolk, VA
Date: Sabbath Rosh-Chodesh Al 5636
Note: The
occasion that required my presence in Norfolk was the Bar-Mitzvah of Master
Michael Seldner, son of my former President and esteemed friend, S.W.
Seldner.
058/2/92
1876 October 10
Title: Untitled
Type:
Sermon, 7pp.
Place: K.K. Mishkan Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Date: 8th of Succoth 5637
Text: Leviticus XXIII,
40
058/2/93
1876 November 30
Title: Untitled
Type:
Address, 11pp.
Place: K.K. Mishcan Israel, Wilmington, NC
Date:
Thanksgiving Day 5637 & 5638 (November 29, 1877)
Note: Includes Program
for Thanksgiving Day 1876
058/2/94
1876 December 2
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: K.K. "Mishcan Israel,"
Wilmington, NC
Date: Sabbath "Wayishlach" 5637
Text: Genesis XXXII,
11-12 Haphtorah Psalm XXX 1
058/2/95
1876 December 9
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 5pp.
Place:
K.K. Mishcan Israel, Wilmington, NC
Date: Sabbath "Wayeshebh"
5637
Text: Genesis Haphtorah Psalm 35 or 140
Note: Wilmington April
13, 1877
058/2/96
1876 December 9
Title: Untitled
Type:
Address, 8pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Date: Sabbath
T'roomah 5637
Text: Ezechill [sic] XLIV, 23-24
Note: 1st annual
sermon
058/2/97
1877 February 24
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 8pp.
Place:
Synagogue of K.K. "Rodeph Shalom" Philadelphia, PA
Date: Sabbath "Sachor"
(T'tsaveb) 37
Text: Exodus XIX, 6
058/2/98
1877 March
17
Title: "The Sacrifices"
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
Date: Sabbath Wayikra 5637
Text: Leviticus I, 2
Haphtorah Psalm 50
058/2/99
1877 May 18
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 7pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Date: "Sh'buoth" 5637
Text: Honor thy father and thy mother.
Haphtorah Proverbs VI, 1-23
058/2/100
1877 September
17
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 10pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
Date: Morn of Kippur 5638
Text: Leviticus XVI,
17
058/2/101
1877 September 22
Title: Untitled
Type:
Sermon, 8pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Date: 1st day of
Succoth 5638
Text: Leviticus XXIII, 40
Note: Wilmington 5639
[1879]
058/2/102
1877 November 10
Title: "Union"
Type:
Sermon, 5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Date: Sabbath
"Toldoth" 5638
Text: Malachi II, 10
058/2/103
1877
November 17
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
Date: Sabbath "Wayetze" 5638
Text: Judges XIII, 3
& 4
058/2/104
1878 January 12
Title: "Adonai, Elohim"
I
Type: Sermon, 9pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Date:
Sabbath "Bo" 5638
058/2/105
1878 January 19
Title: "Jehovah,
Elohim", II
Type: Sermon, 8pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Date: Sabbath "Bshallach" 5638
Text: Exodus X, 3 Haphtorah I
Kings XVIII, 17-39
058/2/106
1878 January
26
Title: "Jehovah Elohim" No. III.
Type: Sermon, 9pp.
Place:
Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Date: Sabbath "Jethro"
5638
058/2/107
1878 March 8
Title: "The Evolution of
Theology. No. I First Rudiments"
Type: Lecture, 13pp.
Place: Temple
of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Date: Eve of Sabbath P'Kude
5638
058/2/108
1878 March 15
Title: "The Evolution of
Theology. No. II the Dawn of Monotheism"
Type: Lecture, 9pp.
Date:
Eve of Sabbath "Wayikva" 5638
058/2/109
1878 March 22
Title:
"The Evolution of Theology. No. III Moses the Inspired"
Type: Lecture,
8pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Date: Eve of Sabbath Tzav
5638
058/2/110
1878 March 30
Title: "The Evolution of
Theology. No. IV Moses and the Pentateuch"
Type: Lecture,
8pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Date: Eve of Sabbath
"Sh'mini" 5638
Note: Not delivered
058/2/111
1878 September
20
Title: "Woman's Conservatism and Station"
Type: Lecture,
14pp.
Place: Opera House, Wilmington, NC
Note: Delivered in aid of the
yellow fever sufferers.
058/2/112
1878 September 27
Title:
Untitled
Type: Sermon, 8pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Date: Eve of the New Year 5639
058/2/113
1878 October
5
Title: Untitled
Type: Sermon, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
Date: Sabbath T'shubah 5639
Text: Haphtorah Ezechiel
XX 1-20
Note: November 4, 1875
058/2/114
1878 November
1
Title: "Music in the Synagogue"
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of
Israel, Wilmington, NC
Date: Eve of Sabbath "Noah" 5639
Note: The
circumstances that called forth the ...remarks was the presentation of a silver
"tea-set" to Mrs. D. Kahnweiler for her valuable services gratuitously rendered
to the Congr. as Soprano, ever since the dedication of the Temple, which took
place May 12, 1876.
058/2/115
1879 November 4
Title:
Untitled
Type: Correspondence to Mayer Sulzberger,
Esq.
058/3/116
1889 January 20
Title: "Woman's Conservatism
and Station"
Type: Lecture, 18pp.
Place: Raleigh, NC
Note: Delivered
under the auspices of the "Hebrew Union"
058/3/117
1880
September 3
Title: Untitled
Type: Dedication Address delivered by Rev.
D.E. Levy of Norfolk, VA, 4pp.
Note: Address seems to have been written by
Mendelsohn. Delivered at Philadelphia Broad St Synagogue in 5640
[1879].
058/3/118
1880 November 12
Title: "The
Perpetuity of the Jew & Judaism. Discourse"
Type: ?,
13pp.
Place: Synagogue of K.K. "Adas Israel" Louisville, Kentucky.
Date:
Eve of Sabbath
5641
Text:
Haphtorah: Psalms 12, 14, & 15 1p.
Note:
Insert dated December 14, 1878
058/3/119
1884 October
17
Title: "Lectures on the History of the Jews I: Introduction."
Type:
Lecture, 7pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
058/3/120
1884 October 24
Title: "Lectures on the
History of the Jews II: The Captive captivated or The Jew in
Babylon."
Type: Lecture, 4pp.
058/3/121
1885 October
9
Type: "On Practical Philosophy I. The Subjects Stated."
Type:
Lecture, 5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
058/3/122
1885
October 16
Title: "On Practical
Philosophy II: The Nursery, or Primary Education."
Type: Lecture,
6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/3/123
1885
October 23
Title: "On Practical Philosophy III: General Education."
Type:
Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
058/3/124
1885 October 30
Type: "On Practical
Philosophy IV: Physical Culture, or Fashion & Deformity."
Type:
Lecture, 7pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page -
Every child is its own teacher.
058/3/125
1885 November
6
Title: "On Practical Philosophy V: How to Teach Others to Teach
Themselves."
Type: Lecture, 5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
058/3/126
1885 November 13
Title: "On Practical
Philosophy VI: Live and Be Happy."
Type: Lecture, 7pp.
Place: Temple
of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - Do as you
will
058/3/127
1885 November 20
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy VI: The Will 1 Obedience."
Type: Lecture, 7pp.
Place:
Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - Tell the Truth & give
the Lie.
058/3/128
1885 November 27
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy: VIII: The Will (continued) 2 Truth &
Falsehood."
Type: Lecture, 7pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Back page - wash yourselves
058/3/129
1885
December 4
Title: "On Practical Philosophy IX: The Will (continued) 3
Cleanliness."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Back page - Modesty, Humility &
Bashfulness
058/3/130
1885 December 11
Title: "On Practical
Philosophy X: The Will (continued) 4 Modesty"
Type: Lecture,
6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - Moderation
and Economy
058/3/131
1885 December 18
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy. XI. The Will (continued) 5 Moderation &
Economy."
Type: Lecture, 7pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Back page - Industry
058/3/132
1885 December
25
Title: "On Practical Philosophy XII: The Will (continued) 6
Industry."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Back page - Work & Play
058/3/133
1886 January
8
Title: "On Practical Philosophy XIII: The Will (continued) 7
Work & Play."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of
Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - Work, Play, &
Dissipation
058/3/134
1886 January 15
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy XIV: The Will (continued) 8 Work, Play
& Dissipation."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - Play &
Dissipation
058/3/135
1886 January 22
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy XV: The Will (continued) 9 Play &
Dissipation."
Type: Lecture, 7pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Back page - Sociability
058/3/136
1886
January 29
Title: "On Practical Philosophy XVI: Sociability
1 Social Nature of Man."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - Use of social intercourse or the Select
Circle
058/3/137
1886 February 5
Title: "On Practical
Philosophy XVII: Sociability (continued) 2 Benefit of association in
the Family."
Type: Lecture, 5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Back page - advantage of social intercourse to the young &
old
058/3/138
1886 February 11
Title: "On Practical
Philosophy XVIII: Sociability (continued) 3 Benefit of Social
Intercourse in General."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - How to Choose
Friends
058/3/139
1886 February 19
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy XIX: Sociability (continued) 4. How to Choose
Friends."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Back page - Society at Home
058/3/140
1886
February 26
Title: "On Practical Philosophy XX: Sociability (continued)
5 Society at Home."
Type: Lecture, 5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - The Social Circle or
Club
058/3/141
1886 March 5
Title: "On Practical
Philosophy: XXI Sociability (continued) 6 The Social Circle or
Club."
Type: Lecture, 5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Back page - Our Confidants
058/3/142
1886
March 19
Title: "On Practical Philosophy. XXII. Sociability (continued)
7 Confidants"
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Back page - Tale-bearing
058/3/143
1886 March
26
Title: "On Practical Philosophy XXIII: Sociability (continued) 8
Tattling."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Back page - Gratitude
058/3/144
1886 April
2
Title: "On Practical Philosophy XXIV: Sociability (continued) 9
Gratitude."
Type: Lecture, 5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Back page - Curiosity
058/3/145
1886 April
9
Title: "On Practical Philosophy XXV: Curiosity."
Type: Lecture,
5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page -
Inquisitiveness as the Mother of superstition
058/3/146
1886
April 16
Title: "On Practical Philosophy XXVI: Curiosity &
Superstition."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Back page - Home Rule
058/3/147
1886 April
23
Title: "On Practical Philosophy. XXVII: 'Home Rule' ".
Type:
Lecture, 4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page -
"Home Rule"
058/3/148
1886 May 14
Title: "On Practical
Philosophy XXVII 'Home Rule' 2 Ladies as Wives."
Type: Lecture,
5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: With this lecture we
conclude the series for this season. Back page - Home
Influence
058/3/149
1886 October 22
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy I The Primary Election."
Type: Lecture, 5pp.
Place:
Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - Art &
Life
058/3/150
1886 October 29
Title: "On Practical
Philosophy. II. Art & Life."
Type: Lecture, 4pp.
Place: Temple
of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - Cost &
Compensation
058/3/151
1886 November 5
Title: "On Practical
Philosophy. III. Cost & Compensation. 1. Exchange."
Type: Lecture,
5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - Our
Investments
058/3/152
1886 November 12
Title: "On Practical
Philosophy. IV. Cost & Compensation. 2. Investments."
Type:
Lecture, 5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page -
Internal Revenue
058/3/153
1886 November 19
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy. V. Cost & Compensation. 3. Our
Revenues."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Back page - Communal Revenue
058/3/154
1886
November 26
Title: "On Practical Philosophy. VI. Cost &
Compensation. 4. Social Revenues."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of
Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - National
Revenue
058/3/155
1886 December 10
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy. VII. Cost & Compensation."
Type: Lecture,
6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/3/156
1886
December 30
Title: "On Practical Philosophy. VIII. Cost &
Compensation."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Also dated January 14, 1887
058/3/157
1887 January
21
Title: "On Practical Philosophy. IX. Differences. 1.
Differences of Opinion."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page -
Solitude
058/3/158
1887 January 28
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy. X. Differences. 2. Views of
Trades."
Types: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
058/3/159
1887 February 4
Title: On
Practical Philosophy. XI. Idle Hope.
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place:
Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/3/160
1887 February
11
Title: "On Practical Philosophy. XII. Reading
Books."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
058/3/161
1887 February 18 [sic]
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy. XIII."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of
Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/3/162
1887 February 25
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy. XIV."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of
Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/3/163
1877 March
4
Title: "[On Practical Philosophy.] XV. Reformation &
Relapse"
Type: [Lecture], 5pp.
Place: [Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC]
058/3/164
1887 March 11
Title: "On Practical
Philosophy. XVI. The Lodge. 1. Election of Officers."
Type: Lecture,
5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - The
Constitution
058/3/165
1887 March 18
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy. XVII. The Lodge. 2. Formation."
Type: Lecture,
5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC, Repeated by special request
April 15, 1887.
058/3/166
1887 March 25
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy. XVIII. 3. The Lodge"
Type: Lecture,
5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/3/167
1887
April 22
Title: "On Practical Philosophy. XIX. 4. The
Lodge."
Type: Lecture, 5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
058/3/168
1887 April 29
Title: "On Practical
Philosophy. XX. Extravagance in Mourning."
Type: Lecture,
5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - Monuments
& Epitaphs
058/3/169
1887 May 6
Title: "On
Practical Philosophy. XXI. Monuments and Epitaphs."
Type: Lecture,
5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
058/3/170
1887 May 13
Title: "On Practical
Philosophy. XXII. 'Vulgar Errors'."
Type: Lecture, 5pp.
Place:
Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/3/171
1887 May
18
Title: "Why Form Association?"
Type: Addresses, 7pp.
Place:
Delivered before the Christian Association of Grace M.E.
Church
058/3/172
1887 May 27
Title: "On Practical
Philosophy. XXIII. Conclusion."
Type: Lecture, 3pp.
Place: Temple of
Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/3/173
1887 October
14
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views, I."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place:
Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - The Office of a
Hearer
058/3/174
1887 October 21
Title: "Kaleidoscopic
Views, II. Hearers."
Type: Lecture, 4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
058/3/175
1887 October
28
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. III. Max Nordau. 1.
Infidelity."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
058/3/176
1887 November 4
Title: "Kaleidoscopic
Views. IV. The Writing on the Wall. 2. Infidelity."
Type: Lecture,
6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/3/177
1887
November 25
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. V. Skepticism & Human
Dignity. 3. Infidelity."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
Note: November 11, Rev. Dr. Yates lectured in my place.
His subject was: "Woman's influence is a power against infidelity".
On the 18th no lecture was delivered, owing to the inclemency of the weather
& scarcity of the audience. Back page - The Religious
Life
058/3/178
1887 December
2
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. VI. "The Religious Lie". 4.
Infidelity."
Type: Lecture 5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
Note: Back page - The Suicide
058/3/179
1887
December 16
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. VII. The Result of
Skepticism - Suicide"
Type: Lecture, 4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
058/3/180
1887 December 23
Title:
"Kaleidoscopic Views. VIII."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of
Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/4/181
1888 January
6
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. IX."
Type: Lecture,
4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - Man as
Nature's Debtor
058/4/182
1888 January
27
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. X."
Type: Lecture,
4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/4/183
1888
February 3
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. XI."
Type:
Lecture, 4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
058/4/184
1888 February 10
Title: "Kaleidoscopic
Views. XII."
Type: Lecture, 4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
058/4/185
1888 February 17
Title:
"Kaleidoscopic Views. XIII."
Type: Lecture, 4pp.
Place: Temple of
Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/4/186
1888 March
2
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. XIV."
Type: Lecture,
4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: Back page - Human
Liberty & the Inclination of Humanity
058/4/187
1888 March
10
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. XV."
Type: Lecture,
4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/4/188
1888
March 16
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. XVI."
Type: Lecture,
[Fragment]
058/4/189
1888 March
23
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. XVII."
Type: Lecture,
4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/4/190
1888
March 30
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. XVIII."
Type: Lecture,
4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/4/191
1888
April 6
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. XIX."
Type: Lecture,
4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/4/192
1888
April 13
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. XX."
Type: Lecture,
5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/4/193
1888
April 20
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. XXI. Future
Punishment. 1. The Etymological basis."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place:
Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/4/194
1888 April
27
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. XXII. Future Punishment. 2. The
Philosophical basis."
Type: Lecture, 6pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
058/4/195
1888 May
4
Title: "Kaleidoscopic Views. XXIII. Future Punishment. 3.
Preaching its endlessness not a necessary evil."
Type: Lecture,
5pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/4/196
1888
June 1
Title: "The Religious Inclination."
Type: Lecture, 7pp.
Place:
Delivered before the "Adath Yeshurun" Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
058/4/197
1888 August 10
Title: "The
Pulpit & its Occupant. Mobile"
Type: Lecture, 7pp.
Note:
Delivered in Wilmington, NC October 12,
1888
058/4/198
1888 October 12
Title: "The Pulpit
& its Occupant. Israel's Mission & the Pulpit."
Type:
[Lecture], 7pp.
058/4/199
1888 October
26
Title: "Education among the Jews. III."
Type: Lecture,
4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/4/200
1888
November 2
Title: "Education among the Jews. IV."
Type:
Lecture, 2pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington, NC
Note: We judge the
adequacy of our public worship not according to the impression it makes on our
souls, but according to the degree of gratification it yields to our eyes &
our ears.
058/4/201
1888 November 16
Title: "Education
among the Jews. V."
Type: Lecture, 2pp.
Place: Temple of Israel,
Wilmington, NC
058/4/202
1892 November
4
Title: "Anthropological. I. Man's place in Nature."
Type:
[Lecture], 4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
058/4/203
1892 November 11
Title: "Anthropological.
II. Man's place in Nature (2)."
Type: [Lecture], 5pp.
Place: Temple of
Israel, Wilmington, NC
058/4/204
1892 November 18
Title:
"Anthropological. III. Man's place in Nature.(3)"
Type:
[Lecture], 4pp.
Place: Temple of Israel, Wilmington,
NC
058/4/205
1919 July
Title: "The Eleventh of the
Shemonsh - 'Esreh"
Type: Publication, 7pp.
Note: Copy mailed August 11,
1919 to Dr. Neumark, Editor Journal of Jewish Lore &
Philosophy.
058/4/206
ca 1919 November
Title:
"An Unimpeachable Precedent"
Type: Letter to the editor of The
Nation
058/4/207
no date
Title: Untitled
Type:
Prayer, 2pp. [German]
058/4/208
no date
Title:
Untitled
Type: Prayer, 2pp. [fragment]
058/4/209
no
date
Title: "Der ratselhafte jeruschalmische....... erklart"
Type: Essay,
9pp.
Place: Wilmington, NC, USA
058/4/210
no
date
Title: "Birkhat Haschibah die elfte der Schmoneh - 'esreh
Benedictionen"
Type: Essay, 12pp.
Place: [Wilmington, NC,
USA]
058/4/211
no date
Title: Untitled
Type: Essay,
12pp.
058/4/212
no date
Title: "Funeral Orations"
Type:
Address, 9pp.
Place: Wilmington, NC
058/4/213
no
date
Title: "Religion & Theology"
Type: Lecture,
7pp.
058/4/214
no date
Title: Untitled
Type: Essay, 7pp.