Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Chicago, Illinois, United States; 1851 June 18
Subject:
Correspondence; Rabbis; Religious communities; Judaism -- Customs and practices
Description:
Letter from an unknown sender to Isaac Leeser, announcing the consecration of the first synagogue in the state of Illinois, Kehilath Anshe Ma'ativ, and noting that Israelites came from 150 miles around and that it was consecrated by Rev. S. M. Isaacs from New York City;Chicago, IL
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac
Corporate Name:
Kehilath Anshe Ma'ativ
Date:
1851-05-18
Language:
English
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Wise, Isaac Mayer; Albany, New York, United States; 1851 May 18
Subject:
Correspondence; Rabbis; Religious communities
Description:
Letter from Rabbi Isaac Wise to Rev. Isaac Leeser regading the so called, "Congregation Beth-El of Albany Affair," when Rabbi Isaac Wise was physically attacked on the bimah and a fight broke out. In this letter Rabbi Wise outlines his seven point legal victory against Louis Spanier, who tried to remove Wise from Beth El;Albany, NY
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Wise, Isaac Mayer
Corporate Name:
Congregation Beth-El
Date:
1851-05-18
Language:
English
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
