HART, EPHRAIM — (1747–1825), U.S. communal leader and stockbroker. Hart, who was born in Fuerth, Bavaria, went to New York before the outbreak of the American Revolution. After the British captured New York (1776), Hart moved to Philadelphia. He was one of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HART — HART, English family, sons of Hartwig (Naphtali Hertz) Moses, formerly of Breslau, later of Hamburg. The elder son AARON HART (Uri Phoebus; 1670–1756) first studied and taught in Poland. After 1705 he was appointed rabbi of the Ashkenazi… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Joel Hart (doctor) — Joel Hart was a physician; the only son of Ephraim Hart; born in Philadelphia in 1784; died in New York June 14, 1842. He received the degree of M.D. from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, London. He was one of the charter members of… … Wikipedia
NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Erie Canal Commission — The New York State Legislature appointed in 1810 a Commission to Explore a Route for a Canal to Lake Erie, and Report which became known as the Erie Canal Commission. Before 1817, the reports were submitted by the Commissioners Appointed to… … Wikipedia
STOCK EXCHANGES — Jews came to the stock exchange by way of their medieval occupation of moneylending and their activity in the modern period as court jews and in banking . Soon after the founding of the first European international exchange at Antwerp (1536),… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Council of Appointment — The Council of Appointment (sometimes also Council of Appointments) was a body of the Government of New York that existed from 1777 to 1822. Contents 1 History 2 List of members 3 Notes 4 Sources … Wikipedia
Buttonwood Agreement — The Buttonwood Agreement, which took place on May 17, 1792, started the New York Stock Exchange Board (now called the NYSE, which is short for New York Stock Exchange). This agreement was signed by twenty four stock brokers outside of 68 Wall… … Wikipedia
Accord de Buttonwood — Représentation de traders sous le platane d Occident (buttonwood tree) L accord de Buttonwood du nom du platane d Occident ( buttowood tree en anglais), situé à l emplacement de l actuel numéro 68 de la rue Wall Street, sous lequel traders et… … Wikipédia en Français
L’accord de Buttonwood — Accord de Buttonwood L accord de Buttonwood du nom du platane d Occident ( buttowood tree en anglais), situé à l emplacement de l actuel numéro 68 de la rue Wall Street, sous lequel traders et spéculateurs se rassemblaient pour commercer fut… … Wikipédia en Français
