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Leeser, Isaac, 1806-1868 | ||
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| Type / Call # | Personal / P-020 (Finding Aid Available) | CONTAINS LETTERS AND ARTICLES IN MANUSCRIPT TO LEESER PERTAINING TO: HIS WORK AS EDITOR OF "THE OCCIDENT", HIS TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE AND HIS OTHER LITERARY WORKS; DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING JEWISH LAW, THE REFORM MOVEMENT IN THE U.S. AND CURACAO; REFORM AND ORTHODOX JUDAISM IN ALBANY, NY. MASS. SENATOR HENRY WILSON'S ANTI-SEMITIC COMMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS, THE FOUNDING OF A SYNAGOGUE IN SAN FRANCISCO, INFORMATION ON THE JEWS IN COCHIN, CHINA, AND INDIA, ETC. CHIEF CORRESPONDENTS ARE BRITISH CHIEF RABBI NATHAN MARCUS ADLER, ABRAHAM BENISCH, RABBI ARON CHUMACEIRO OF CURACAO, ELIAS HAIM LINDO, MORIS JACOB RAPHALL. |
| Years | 1829-1866 | |
| Locality | PA, Philadelphia | |
| Notes | Includes correspondence from New York, London, Cincinnati, and other locations, primarily in the United States. | |
| Size | 187 items (1 box) | |
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