בידספיריט | נכס American $1 donation Judaica token | 8/4/2019 | היסטוראמה

American $1 donation Judaica token for NY Jewish Sanitarium for Incurables, 1926 - US > New York: $1 donation token for Jewish Sanitarium for Incurables, 1926 ; size: 33mm; weight: 10.1g. Obverse depicts image of the structure with legend ”The Great Drive For the Incurables Home | Jewish Sanitarium for Incurables 1926”. On reverse image of an incurable and legend ”Contribution | One Dollar | Luck for a Buck”. The institution was founded in 1925 and became the the Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital ( where the gene for Tay-Sachs disease was discovered ); in 1968 it became Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. Product Tags: America,American Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Jewish Charities & Fundraisers and Judaic Tokens & Medals from United States and from 20th Century, 1920s