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Presidents of Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia

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  • Henry Cohen (1810 - 1879)
  • Charles Cohen (1847 - 1927)
    According to Cyrus Alder, in his necrology of Charles Cohen published in Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society, vol. 31, p. 255-56, among the many organizations in which Charles was ac...
  • Samuel Hyneman (1854 - 1914)
    From the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906: Lawyer; born at Philadelphia May 26, 1854; admitted to the bar of that city June 2, 1877. He was a member of the board of managers of Mikve Israel congregation 187...
  • Horace Nathans (1840 - 1903)
    From: The Jews of Philadelphia: their history from the earliest settlements to the present time; a record of events and institutions, and of leading members of the Jewish community in every sphere of a...
  • Abraham Frechie (1831 - 1906)
    Abraham Meyer Frechie was born in Amsterdam in 1831. He learned the trade of cigar-making at a young age, and after travelling throughout Europe, he sailed for America and arrived in 1857. His knowledg...

Presidents of this Sephardic Congregation, the oldest in Philadelphia. From the time of its founding.

They are:

  • Barnard Gratz Before 1782
  • Isaac Moses 1782 1782
  • Jonas Phillips 1782 83
  • Simon Nathan 1783 84
  • Michael Gratz 1784 85
  • Manuel Josephson 1785 1791
  • Benjamin Nones 1791 1799
  • Naphthali Phillips 1799 1800
  • Moses Nathan 1800 1801
  • Isaac Pesoa 1801 1805
  • Benjamin Nones 1805 1806
  • Zalegman Phillips 1806 1807
  • Isaac Pesoa 1807 1808
  • Benjamin Nones 1808 1810
  • Jacob I Cohen 1810 1811
  • Benjamin I Phillips 1811 1815
  • Hyman Marks 1815 1818
  • Levy Phillips 1818 1820
  • Benjamin Nones 1820 1822
  • Zalegman Phillips 1822 1834
  • Lewis Allen 1834 1841
  • Abraham Hart 1841 1864
  • Lazarus J Leberman 1864 1867
  • Abraham Hart 1867 1876
  • Henry Cohen 1876 1879
  • Charles J Cohen 1879 1881
  • Louis Hano 1881 1883
  • Abraham M Frechie 1883 1888 1891 1892
  • David H Solis 1892 1893
  • Horace A Nathans 1893 1899
  • Abraham M Frechie 1899 1900
  • Samuel Morais Hyneman 1900 1901
  • William Morris 1901 1902
  • Charles J Cohen 1903 1907
  • Joseph E Sulzberger 1907