(Judaica) | The first attempt to secure a united effort in the cause of Jewish religious education in the United States

(Judaica)

Proceedings of the Sabbath-School Convention. Constitution and By-Laws of the Hebrew Sabbath-School Union (cover title). [Cincinnati: 1886] 

16 pages (210 x 155 mm). Original printed paper wrappers; previously folded with a bit of toning to rear wrapper along old vertical fold, a few small chips to the wrappers. 

The first attempt to secure a united effort in the cause of Jewish religious education in the United States.

The Hebrew Sabbath-School Union of America organized at Cincinnati, Ohio, in July 1886, "to provide a uniform system for all Hebrew Sabbath-schools in the United States by promulgating a uniform course of instruction and by training competent teachers" (Jewish Encyclopedia).