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Charities

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on privately supported welfare activities. Works on tax-supported welfare activities are entered under [Public welfare.] Works on the methods employed in social work, public or private, are entered under [Social service.] Works that discuss collectively the various policies, programs, services, and facilities to meet basic human needs relating to the quality of life, such as education, health, welfare, etc. are entered under [Human services.]

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

JCRS Plaque, circa 1910

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Identifier: B286.02.0001.0002.00001
Abstract Photograph of bronze plaque, ''This tablet is erected by the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society in appreciation of the efforts made by The New York Ladies' Auxiliary in rearing this structure for the relief and cure of tuberculosis.'' The officers, directresses, and trustees are listed. Mrs. Aaron Shapiro is listed as a directress. ''He who saves one life is considered as if he had preserved the whole world,'' the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) motto appears at the bottom. The...
Dates: circa 1910

Photograph of Ray Shapiro, 1899

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Identifier: B286.01.0001.0001.00001
Abstract

Mrs. Aaron (Ray) Shapiro seated in a chair with a book in her lap. The formal portrait consists of a mounted black & white photograph.

Dates: 1899