Correspondence

[Undated] Congregation B'Nai Israel. Sacramento Cal. 190_

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L. Heilbron yes yes M. Litzberg no not voting L. Friedman yes yes M.S. Wahrhaftig yes yes Stich yes yes M. Zemansky no no Morris Levy no no J.M. Gattmann no yes Sam Ginsberg yes yes J. Ginsberg yes yes I. Joseph yes yes B. Frommer yes yes H. Weinstock yes yes Marks Levy yes yes O. Ross yes yes L. Salomon yes yes Albert Elkus yes yes Isidor Cohen yes yes A. Bonheim yes absent E. Nathan yes yes Mitchell Nathan yes yes M.S. Jaffe yes yes

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[Note: From p. 187 of the 1898-1923 Minute Book]

Sacramento, California, October 29th, 1912

At a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Congregation of the Temple B'Nai Israel, a Corporation, held this day, the following resolutions were adopted: --

RESOLVED: That Leo Garfinkle, Max Simon and Isadore Cohn, be and are hereby authorized to enter into all adjustments arising from losses by fire to the Temple B'Nai Israel and to sign proofs of losses, to receive all moneys and to give receipts therefor -- that may be due this Corporation on account of any and all fire losses.

I, Leon Salomon, hereby certify that I am the regularly elected and duly qualified Secretary of the Congregation B'Nai Israel and that the above resolutions adopted at a special meeting of the Board of Directors, held this day, and that a quorum was present and I further certify that the same is in full force and effect and has never been resinded.

[Signed] Leon Salomon Secretary

[Note: The seal of Congregation B'nai Israel was embossed to the left of the signature and title.]

Law Offices of Devlin & Devlin Eighth Floor California Fruit Building ------------------ Robert T. Devlin William H. Devlin Sacramento, California ------------------ June 12, 1919.

6-A Subject In re Estate of Isidor Cohen, deceased.

Congregation B'nai Israel, 1905 O Street, Sacramento, Calif. Attention Rev. M. Fried.

Dear Sir:

Attention is called to the fact that Isidor Cohen of this City died on the 31st day of May, 1919, and that the probate of his will is set for hearing for June 23rd, 1919, at 1:30 o'clock P.M., before Department No. Three of the Superior Court of the County of Sacramento.

Among the charitable requests contained in the will is the following:

To Congregation B'Nai Israel, a corporation, located at Sacramento, California, the sum of $4,000.00, to be used exclusively for the making and payment of repairs to the present church building in the City of Sacramento, State of California, and for no other purpose, and also the additional sum of $3,000.00, to be used exclusively toward providing a new Jewish Cemetery in or near the City of Sacramento, in case if becomes necessary or desirable to remove the same from its present location, situated in the vicinity of Thirty-second and "J" Streets, in the City of Sacramento, State of California.

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It will not be necessary for you, unless you so desire, to have a counsel in the proceeding, as we represent the executors, and the bequest referred to will be paid in due course of administration.

Very truly yours,

[Signed] Devlin & Devlin

[Note: December 1919 Minutes, evidently to Rabbi Fried]

[??]the last me[???] Congregation B'nai Israel [??]your attention be called [??] [??]condition of the synagogue.

The drive for increased dues has resulted [??] of the synagogue being considerably increased. [??] is yet short to the extent of $35.00 per month [??]

The Board felt that this condition should be called to your attention with the request that you continue your efforts to secure new members in number sufficient to cover this present deficit of $35.00 per month.

As it is only by increasing the revenue of the synagogue to the amount mentioned that the present rate of expenditures can be continued, the Board feels sure that you will be able to increase the membership as suggested, and await your reply with interest.

Yours very truly,

[Signed] Caesar Rothholz

Secretary.

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