Manis Jacobs
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Manis Jacobs (1782, Amsterdam
, Netherlands
- September 28, 1839, New Orleans, Louisiana
) was the founder, first president and although unordained, the first rabbi
of Congregation Shangarai Chasset of New Orleans.
Though Jacobs was never ordained, he assumed the duties of rabbi of the congregation until his death in 1839. Though Jacobs took a French Catholic wife, Angelique Charlotte Jacinthe Verneuille (1781/82 - 1851), he nonetheless played an active role in the congregation, contributing significant resources to establish organized Jewish life in New Orleans.
In March 1828, Jacobs purchased land in his own name to be used for burial purposes by the Congregation, calling the benevolent society by the same name as the synagogue. Aside from Jacobs, the wardens of the society included other early Jewish community leaders Asher Phillips, Abraham Green and Abraham Plotz. This property was located on Jackson Street (now Jackson Avenue) at Saratoga Street, within what is presently the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans (but was outside the city limits before 1830). In April of that same year Jacobs turned the property over to the Congregation, after its charter was approved.
There are surviving records in the Orleans County Probate Court archives referring to Jacobs' estate.
Amsterdam
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, Netherlands
Netherlands
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- September 28, 1839, New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
) was the founder, first president and although unordained, the first rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
of Congregation Shangarai Chasset of New Orleans.
Though Jacobs was never ordained, he assumed the duties of rabbi of the congregation until his death in 1839. Though Jacobs took a French Catholic wife, Angelique Charlotte Jacinthe Verneuille (1781/82 - 1851), he nonetheless played an active role in the congregation, contributing significant resources to establish organized Jewish life in New Orleans.
In March 1828, Jacobs purchased land in his own name to be used for burial purposes by the Congregation, calling the benevolent society by the same name as the synagogue. Aside from Jacobs, the wardens of the society included other early Jewish community leaders Asher Phillips, Abraham Green and Abraham Plotz. This property was located on Jackson Street (now Jackson Avenue) at Saratoga Street, within what is presently the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans (but was outside the city limits before 1830). In April of that same year Jacobs turned the property over to the Congregation, after its charter was approved.
There are surviving records in the Orleans County Probate Court archives referring to Jacobs' estate.