Henry Samuel Morais (

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, May 13, 1860 –

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, September 21, 1935) was an American writer and rabbi.

Biography

Henry Samuel Morais was born on May 13, 1860 in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

and educated at private and public schools of that city. He received his religious instruction from his father,

Sabato Morais Sabato Morais ( he, שבתאי מוראיס; April 13, 1823 – November 11, 1897) was an Italian-American rabbi, leader of Mikveh Israel Synagogue in Philadelphia, pioneer of Italian Jewish Studies in America, and founder of the Jewish Th ...

. For about twelve years he was a teacher in the schools of the Hebrew Education Society and in the Hebrew Sabbath-schools of Philadelphia. Morais was the principal founder and for the first two years managing editor of the ''

Jewish Exponent ''The Jewish Exponent'' is a weekly community newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the second-oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper in the United States. History ''The Jewish Exponent'' has been published continuously since Apri ...

''. He edited also ''The Musical and Dramatic Standard'' (Philadelphia) and ''The Hebrew Watchword and Instructor'', and was a frequent contributor to the Jewish and general press of the United States; he was on the reportorial and special staff of the ''Philadelphia Public Ledger'' almost four years. Morais was acting minister of the

Congregation Mikveh Israel Congregation Mikveh Israel ( he, קהל קדוש מקוה ישראל), "Holy Community Hope of Israel", is a synagogue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that traces its history to 1740. Mikveh Israel is a Spanish and Portuguese synagogue that follows ...

in Philadelphia (1897–98) and minister of the Adath Yeshurun congregation,

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(1899–1900 and again 1902–03), and of the

Jeshuat Israel The Touro Synagogue or Congregation Jeshuat Israel ( he, קהל קדוש ישועת ישראל) is a synagogue built in 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island. It is the oldest synagogue building still standing in the United States, the only surviving s ...

congregation at

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from 1900 to 1901. He is the author of: ''Eminent Israelites of the Nineteenth Century,'' Philadelphia, 1880 and ''The Jews of Philadelphia,'' 1894, the most important local history of the Jews in America as of 1906. Morais died in

on September 21, 1935.

References

*. The ''JE'' cites the following work: **Markens, The Hebrews in America, pp. 231–232, New York, 1888.

External links

*
Jewish Encyclopedia article for Henry Samuel Morais
by

Cyrus Adler Cyrus Adler (September 13, 1863 – April 7, 1940) was an American educator, Jewish religious leader and scholar. Early years Adler was born to merchant and planter Samuel Adler and Sarah Sulzberger in Van Buren, Arkansas on September 13, 186 ...

and

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