Constitution and Bylaws of Congregation Bikur Cholim in Old Forge, H.L. Kessler, Scranton: Stone Printing Co., 1912

22 pages (5 ¾ x 4 1/8 in.; 142 x 105 mm).Title within typographic border. Typographic end-pieces, pp. 21-22. Printed in Yiddish. Marginal dampstaining; small marginal tear, foot of p.19-20. Black cloth.

American Jewish Year Book, Vol. 21, 1919. p. 546.

Although Congregation Bikur Cholim of Old Forge (Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania) was founded in 1903, it was not until 1912 that the members set down in writing this governing document for the rapidly growing congregation. The text, completely in Yiddish, outlines the organizational structure as well as the obligations of each of the religious functionaries of the synagogue. By 1919, the American Jewish Year Book would note that Congregation Bikur Cholim boasted a membership of 500.