Publication Society The original Jewish Publication Society was established in Philadelphia November 9, 1845, Abraham Hart being its first president. The society owed its existence to Isaac Leeser. It published eleven works, including two by Grace Aguilar. The present Jewish Publication Society of America, a national organization, with headquarters at Philadelphia, was formed June 3, 1888; Morris Newburger was its first president. The society has published many works of value, including Israel Zangwill's Children of the Ghetto; a new translation of the Bible was started in the early 20th century, the Book of Psalms having already been issued by 1904. In 1904, Mayer Sulzberger was chairman of the publication committee; Edwin Wolf was president. Museums and Art Galleries The National Museum of American Jewish History, a Smithsonian affiliated museum, was founded in 1976. The Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, founded in 1975, exhibits contemporary art that illuminates the Jewish experience. The Old City Jewish Arts Center, a gallery created in 2005, explores Judaism through the language of the arts. See also Jewish American Jewish history in the United States (pre-20th century) Jewish history in Pennsylvania Jews in New York City List of Jewish Americans Religion in Philadelphia Bibliography H. P. Rosenbach, Hist. of the Jews in Philadelphia Prior to 1800, Philadelphia, 1883; H. S. Morais, The Jews of Philadelphia, 1894 (the most complete account); Morris Jastrow Jr., in Publications Am. Jew. Hist. Soc. No. 1, pp. 49–61; Henry Berkowitz, ib. No. 9, pp. 123–127; A. S. W. Rosenbach, ib. No. 5, pp. 191–198; Watson's Annals; Westcott, History of Philadelphia; Memoirs Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania; The Occident; The Jewish Exponent: American Jewish Year Book, 1901; Fifty Years' Work of the Hebrew Education Society, Report for 1899 (containing many portraits); Archives of the Congregation Mickvé Israel. Notes References Further reading Peltz, R. From Immigrant to Ethnic Culture: American Yiddish in South Philadelphia. Stanford University Press, 1997. External links Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Congregation Rodeph Shalom Congregation Mikveh Israel Congregation Keneseth Israel Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron-Ezras Israel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania