Balta Benevolent Congregation of the City of New York

Title: Balta Benevolent Congregation of the City of New York

Inclusive Dates: 1898-1992

ID: RG 1683

Founded in New York by immigrants from Balta, Ukraine. Incorporated on February 4, 1898. Dissolved by New York State Department of Insurance on October 15, 1952. Provided sick and death benefits. Maintained a fund for the needy. Supported local institutions. Functioned as a burial society. Society used the New Montefiore Cemetery in Long Island, NY.

Subjects (links to similar collections)

Balta
Benevolent Societies
Cemeteries
Charitable Societies
Immigrant Societies
Landsmanshaftn
Mutual Aid Societies
Sick and Benevolent Associations
Ukraine
United States

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Acquisition Note: New York State Department of Insurance; Acc. 53/04

Collection Material Type: Official Records

Description: Cemetery maps. Cemetery deeds, 1989. Certificate of incorporation, 1898. Correspondence, 1962-1992. Address book. Member lists. Meeting invitations. Souvenir journal, 1935. Financial records, 1955-1987. Stamper.