Records of a Reform Jewish congregation in La Crosse, Wis., called variously Ansche Chesed, Anshe Chesed and Ansche Cheset.

Six items or volumes are included on this reel of microfilm. This includes records of the congregation include a constitution & bylaws (item #1), minutes, 1904-1921 (item #3), and financial records, 1889-1920 (item #5). The financial records are individual family accounts and are broader than the membership in the cemetery association.

Two related groups also have material represented here: the Hebrew Indigent, Sick & Burial Society (later called the Hebrew Benevolent Society)and the Ansche Chesed Cemetery Association.

The Hebrew Indigent, Sick & Burial Society (later called the Hebrew Benevolent Society) materials include a constitution and bylaws (in English), 1857 (item #2), and meeting meetings (in English and later in German), 1857-1904 (item #2), as well as financial reports, 1889-1917 (item #4). The financial reports are cemetery related.

A later group, the Ansche Chesed Cemetery Association, is represented by a constitution and bylaws as well as extracts of minutes, 1899-1927 (item #6).