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Colonial History. Jewish traders have operated in southeastern Pennsylvania since at least the 1650s. [1] The first Jewish resident of the city on record was Jonas Aaron whose name appears in 1703 in the American Historical Register. Several Jewish families had immigrated to Philadelphia by 1734, as recorded by German traveler von Beck who ...
The Free Library of Philadelphia is a non-Mayoral agency of the City of Philadelphia governed by an independent Board of Trustees as per the Charter of the City of Philadelphia. [4] The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation is a separate 501 (c) (3) non-profit with its own board of directors and serves to support the mission of the Free ...
2,065 lifetime. Headquarters. 241 S. 6th Street, Suite #1603. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106. United States. Website. friarsseniorsociety .com. The Friars Senior Society of the University of Pennsylvania, commonly nicknamed Friars, is the oldest undergraduate secret society at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The 60 Plus American Association of Senior Citizens is an American conservative advocacy group founded in 1992 and based in Alexandria, Virginia. Its stated purpose is to promote solutions to seniors' issues that are grounded in free markets, less government, and less taxes. [1] The organization is pro-Republican Party. [2] The organization is ...
YMCA Philadelphia. / 39.95472°N 75.16472°W / 39.95472; -75.16472. YMCA Philadelphia, also Greater Philadelphia YMCA was founded on June 15, 1854, by George H. Stuart, a prominent Philadelphia businessman and importer. The goal of the Association was to reach "the many thousands of neglected youth not likely to be brought under any ...
Oregon. Oregon State University allows senior citizens at least 65 years old to audit college courses for free at a maximum of eight credit hours per semester. The University of Oregon also waives ...
C. George Campbell Jr. – President of Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (220th Class) Robert B. Carney - Admiral, USN (118th Class) Philip Casnoff – actor (226th Class) Cassidy – rapper (would have been the 259th class, but he did not graduate from Central High School) Lewis C. Cassidy - Attorney General of Pennsylvania.
Henry Ossawa Tanner painted his most famous work, The Banjo Lesson, in 1893 in Philadelphia. The African American Museum in Philadelphia is located in Center City. The Aces Museum honors WWII veterans and their families. The Colored Girls Museum, founded by Vashti DuBois, is dedicated to the history of Black women and girls.