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| | Guide to the Records of Myer S. Isaacs (1841-1904) Collection n.d., 1844, 1851-1925*P-22Processed by Tanya Elder |
 | | Isaacs became the leader of Congregation Shaaray Tefila, which was first located at Franklin Street near Broadway and gradually migrated uptown to Wooster and Green Streets, W. 36th St. and Broadway, W. 44th Street, W. 82nd Street, and its current location, at 250 East 79th Street. |
 | | In addition to being the head of Shaaray Tefila, Rev. Isaacs was a founder of the Jew’s Hospital (later Mt. Sinai Hospital) of N.Y., the Hebrew Free School Association, the United Hebrew Charities, and Maimonides College in Philadelphia. |
 | | Isaac was a partner in the law firm of M.S. and I.S. Isaacs, president of the West End Synagogue, the Hebrew Benevolent Fuel Association, the Young Men's Hebrew Association, the Union of Jewish Congregations, and the first president and later vice-president of the National Conference of Jewish Charities of the United Charities. |
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