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Congregation Shearith Israel mourns... Lincoln's funeral...
Congregation Shearith Israel mourns... Lincoln's funeral...
Item # 705998
April 21, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 21, 1865
* Jewish Congregation Shearith Israel
* Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Lying in State at the Capitol
* Hunt for the assassins continue
Although somewhat inconspicuous, perhaps the most notable item within this black bordered issue is the page 7 mention of the mourning services held at The Congregation Sherith Israel [Shearith Israel] on behalf of the late President.
Synagogues did not often receive the same coverage as other places of worship, and the fact that the Congregation Shearith Israel (often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue) was the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States only makes its mention all the more noteworthy. Details regarding the various services held throughout the city are also included (see for portions).
Additional significant content includes the ftpg. one column heads: "OUR LOSS" "The President's Assassin" "Further Rewards Offered" "Capture of Atzerot" "One of the Assassins Secured" "The Effects of the Assassination in Richmond" "Movements Of The Assassin" "Booth Again Reported in Penna." and more, with further reports on the inside pages as well.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed (desired), all columns black-bordered with mourning rules, nice condition.
AI notes: In April 1865, when news of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and death reached New York as Passover services were beginning, Congregation Shearith Israel—the oldest Jewish congregation in America—immediately adapted its worship to the national tragedy; its rabbi recited the traditional Hashkabah (a Sephardic prayer for the dead) for Lincoln, a significant departure from custom because it was reportedly the first time that prayer had been said in a Jewish house of worship for someone not of the Jewish faith, underscoring both the congregation’s grief and its recognition of Lincoln’s moral stature; contemporaries defended the act as consistent with Jewish belief in the sanctity of all souls, and the service also included Psalms, a eulogy emphasizing Lincoln’s qualities, the recitation of Kaddish, and prayers for national healing and for the recovery of wounded government officials.
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