Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Wolff, S.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1851 September 7
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Wolff, S.. New York, NY, A two page letter from Isaac Leeser in New York to his friend and business associate Dr. S. Wolff in Philadelphia. The letter is a mix of detailed book business and his lecture tour
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Wolff, S.
Date:
1851-09-07
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Invitation; Leeser, Isaac; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1858 May 12
Subject:
Invitations; Tickets; Social Stationary; Lectures
Description:
Invitation and ticket to a lecture by Isaac Leeser called, "On the past history and future prospects of Israel" at the Sansom Street Hall;Sansome Street, Above Sixth, Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac
Date:
1858-05-12
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1829 September 6
Description:
Letter from Abraham Meyers Cohen, Secretary of Mikveh Israel, to Isaac Leeser, in which Cohen records the election of Isaac Leeser as the new Hazan at the important Mikveh Israel Synagogue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Cohen, Abraham Meyers
Date:
1829-09-06
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 and envelope; Leeser, Isaac; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1857 June 7
Subject:
Correspondence; Schools; Rabbis
Description:
Letter and envelope from [illegible sender] to Reverend Isaac Leeser asking if Leeser can provide him with some students to help him; 371 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac
Date:
1857-06-07
Language:
English; Yiddish
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Angel, Moses; London, United Kingdom; 1854 April 12
Subject:
Correspondence; Judaism -- Customs and practices; Circumcision; Rabbis
Description:
Letter from Moses Angel, headmaster of the Jews Free School, to Reverend Isaac Leeser requesting a certificate of circumcision of Isaac John Crawcour, son of Angel's friend Edward Crawcour; London, England; Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Angel, Moses; Leeser, Isaac
Corporate Name:
Jews Free School
Date:
1854-04-12
Language:
English
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Bloch, A.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1835 May 22
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Bloch, A.. Baltimore, MD, Personal letter from Mrs. A. Bloch in Baltimore to Isaac Leeser, in which she expresses her regret at not hearing from Leeser
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Bloch, A.
Date:
1835-05-22
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; Samuel, Lewis; Liverpool, United Kingdom; 1852 September 9
Subject:
Correspondence; Judaism -- Customs and practices
Description:
Letter from Lewis Samuel to Reverend I. Leeser responding favorably to Leeser's translation of the Bible and ordering copies for himself and his friends; Liverpool, England; Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Samuel, Lewis; Leeser, Isaac
Date:
1852-09-09
Language:
English
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Illowy, Henry; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1865 October 24
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Illowy, Henry. New Orleans, LA, Five page letter from Henry Illowy, the son of Rabbi Henry Illowy, in New Orleans, Louisiana to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. The letter strongly rebukes Leeser for his attacks on his father, and criticizes Leeser for playing the middleground between the Reformers and supporting Rabbis who move toward the Reform
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Illowy, Henry
Date:
1865-10-24
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Matilda Cohen; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1858 November 10
Subject:
Correspondence; Rabbis
Description:
Letter from Matilda Cohen to Isaac Leeser, apologizing on behalf of the H. H. B. Society for not sending him a special invitation to their anniversary meeting;1828 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Matilda Cohen
Corporate Name:
H. H. B. Society
Date:
1858-11-10
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; Rehine, Zalma; Baltimore, Maryland, United States; 1839 August 2
Subject:
Correspondence; Rabbis; Family papers
Description:
Letter from Zalma Rehine to his nephew Isaac Leeser regarding Leeser's health, Leeser's discourses, mutual friends, including Miss Etting, and news he heard about Leeser's success as a member of the Jewish clergy; Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Rehine, Zalma
Date:
1839-08-02
Language:
English
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Broadside; Leeser, Isaac; Wise, Isaac Mayer; Philadelphia, PA; 1849 April 1
Subject:
Circular letters; Religious communities; Rabbis
Description:
Circular letter from Isaac Leeser, Isaac Mayer Wise, and Dr. Lilienthal, calling for a national meeting of Jewish leaders to address the various ills of Judaism in the United States. It asks that all congregations respond to Leeser, as secretary; Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Wise, Isaac Mayer
Corporate Name:
Occident
Date:
1849-04-01
Language:
English
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1839 June 24
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Rehine, Zalma. Warrenton, VA, A letter from Zalma Rehine in Warrenton, Virginia to his nephew, Isaac Leeser. He writes that he is vacationing with his wife, who is not well, near Barkley Springs, and describes his accomodations
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Rehine, Isaac
Date:
1839-06-24
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; Levingston, Levi H.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1860 May 25
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Levingston, Levi H.. Bethania, NC, A letter from Levi H. Levingston in Bethania, North Carolina to Isaac Leeser. The letter is a fine example of an educated lay person from the rural hinterlands of America turning to Leeser with questions in depth on certain Biblical passages and interpretations. He also thanks Leeser for the books that he had ordered
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Levingston, Levi H.
Date:
1860-05-25
Language:
English
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Broadside; Leeser, Isaac; American Jewish Publication Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1845 December 10
Description:
Leeser, Isaac. Philadelphia, PA, Circular broadside announcing the formation of the American Jewish Publication Society, issued by Isaac Leeser as the corresponding secretary
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac
Corporate Name:
American Jewish Publication Society
Date:
1845-12-10
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; Hart, A.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1854 April 23
Subject:
Religious communities; Correspondence; Rabbis
Description:
Letter from the Board of Mikveh Israel to the parnas, A. Hart, instructing him to call a special meeting of Mikveh Israel members to repeal the vote of censure of Isaac Leeser. Additionally, the letter requests the preparation of an appropriate resolution for Leeser;Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Hart, A.
Corporate Name:
Mikveh Israel
Date:
1854-04-23
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; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1852 August 23
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Carvalho, Solomon Nunes. Charleston, SC, Three page letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho to Isaac Leeser, in which Carvalho gives Leeser advice on how to treat people who attack him in the "Asmoneon," the first successful Jewish periodical in the United States
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes
Date:
1852-08-23
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; Occident; Leeser, Isaac; San Francisco, California, United States; 1866 February 1
Subject:
Correspondence; Rabbis
Description:
Letter written by Simon of Regensburger & Stern to Reverend I. Leeser requesting that no more copies of Occident should be sent to Regensburger & Stern because said Regensburger lost his life by an explosion in October of 1865; San Francisco, CA; Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac
Corporate Name:
The Occident; Regensburger & Stern
Date:
1866-02-01
Language:
English
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Wolff, Daniel; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1850 February 6
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Wolff, Daniel. New Orleans, LA, Letter from Daniel Wolff in New Orleans to Isaac Leeser, relating the news of the formation of a Jewish Benevolent Society in New Orleans. He then speaks of Rev. M.N. Nathan of Jamaica being engaged as minister of the Hebrew Portuguese Cong. in New Orleans at $2,500/year
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Wolff, Daniel
Date:
1850-02-06
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; Peixotto, B. F.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1865 November 30
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Peixotto, B. F.. Cleveland, OH, A letter from B. F. Peixotto in Cleveland, Ohio to Isaac Leeser regarding Bnai Brith and lodge donations. It is on his firm's stationary "Davis, Peixotto and Co."
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Peixotto, B. F.
Date:
1865-11-30
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Detroit, Michigan, United States; 1867 February 14
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Hart, Isaac. Detroit, MI, Letter written by Isaac Hart from Detroit to Isaac Leeser, in which he explains that while he has been in Detroit for two years he has not joined a Congregation as they are not to his liking. The letter is written on the letterhead of D.J. Workum, hats, caps, and gents' furnishing goods
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Hart, Isaac
Date:
1867-02-14
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; Simmons, W. B.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1848 February 3
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Simmons, W. B.. St. Thomas, West Indies, A letter from M.B. Simmons of St. Thomas to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. He discusses writing James Henry in New York City for four cases of matzos and two sets of themurim. Additionally, he discusses selling Leeser's books
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Simmons, W. B.
Date:
1848-02-03
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; Nathan, Moses N.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1854 November 21
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Nathan, Moses N.. London, England, A letter from M.N. Nathan from Kingston, Jamaica to Isaac Leeser, conveying the news of the death of his sister's husband and sending his regards to Rebecca Gratz
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Nathan, Moses N.
Date:
1854-11-21
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; Joseph, Jesse; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1848 March 19
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Joseph, Jesse. Montreal, Canada, A two page letter from a Canadian communal leader, Jesse Joseph of Montreal, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This is a chatty letter full of personal detail and insights into unrecorded family history
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Joseph, Jesse
Date:
1848-03-19
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; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1864 May 30
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Auerbach, Henry. St. Louis, MO, Letter from Henry Auerbach, Secretary of the United Hebrew Congregation in St. Louis to Isaac Leeser, asking about the qualification of Henry Vidaver, who was previously the Rabbi of Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Auerbach, Henry
Date:
1864-05-30
Language:
English
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Proof sheet; Leeser, Isaac; Reggio, Isaac Samuel; The Occident; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1847
Description:
Leeser, Isaac. Philadelphia, PA, Printer's proof sheet of a Hebrew Commentary to be published in the Occident. Includes a proof type footnote by Leeser, where he identifies the Italian author of the Commentary as Isaac Samuel Reggio
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Reggio, Isaac Samuel
Corporate Name:
The Occident
Date:
1847
Language:
Hebrew; English
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Rehine, Zalma; Baltimore, Maryland, United States; 1836 April 7
Subject:
Correspondence; Rabbis; Family papers
Description:
Letter from Zalma Rehine to his nephew Isaac Leeser regarding Rehine's health and news he heard about Leeser's success as a member of the Jewish clergy (on verso, a list of clothing, possibly in Leeser's hand); Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Rehine, Zalma
Date:
1836-04-07
Language:
English
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Rehine, Isaac; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1837 May 1
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Rehine, Zalma. Baltimore, MD, A three page letter from Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to his uncle Zalma Rehine in Baltimore, Maryland. In this detailed letter, Leeser writes to his uncle about family and friends, as well as about the effects of the financial Panic of 1837 on the economy, and Jewish businessmen in particular
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Rehine, Isaac
Date:
1837-05-01
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; Levin, S.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1852 October 7
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Levin, S.. Syracuse, NY, A letter from S. Levin to Isaac Leeser, containing a progress report of the the Cheneseth Shalom synagogue in Syracuse, New York, which Leeser had consecrated a month prior. The letter relates in detail that things are going well
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Levin, S.
Date:
1852-10-07
Language:
English
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Pamphlet; Leeser, Isaac; Jacobs, Solomon; Beth El Emeth; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1857 September 3
Description:
Pamphlet entitled "Dedication of the new synagogue of Beth El Emeth, also, the address by Rev. Solomon Jacobs." containing a discription of the dedication ceremony as well as the aforementioned address
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Jacobs, Solomon
Corporate Name:
Beth El Emeth
Date:
1857-09-03
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; San Francisco, California, United States; 1865 June 20
Subject:
Correspondence; Religious communities; Rabbis
Description:
Letter from H. A. Henry to Reverend Isaac Leeser ordering books, mentioning Mr. Myers and Mr. Koshland, describing his financial problems as a result of the American Civil War, and providing some news related to Jews in San Francisco [text of an inscription removed from letter]; San Francisco, CA; Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac
Date:
1865-06-20
Language:
English; Hebrew
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Gotthelf, Bernard Henry; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1853 November 8
Subject:
Correspondence; Rabbis; Religious communities
Description:
Letter from Bernard Henry Gotthelf to Isaac Leeser in which he announces the new officers of Congregation Adath Israel in Louisville, Kentucky and then proceeds to complain about the congregation. A copy of the letter translated into English from German is also included; Louisville, KY; 371 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Gotthelf, Bernard Henry; Leeser, Isaac
Date:
1853-11-08
Language:
German; Hebrew; English
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Peynado, Joseph Rodrigues; Occident; Hackney, United Kingdom; 1849 August 15
Subject:
Correspondence
Description:
Letter from J. R. Peynado to Isaac Leeser accompanying an article for publishing in the Occident (appearing in volume XII, p. 187); Hackney, England; Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Peynado, Joseph Rodrigues
Corporate Name:
The Occident
Date:
1849-08-15
Language:
English
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Wolff, Daniel; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1849 October 28
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Wolff, Daniel. New Orleans, LA, Letter from Daniel Wolff in New Orleans to Isaac Leeser, annoucing the formation of the Hebrew Benevolent Society in New Orleans
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Wolff, Daniel
Date:
1849-10-28
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; Peixotto, A. J.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1849 January 7
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Peixotto, A. J.. Kingston, Jamacia, A one page letter to Rabbi Isaac Lesser from A. C. Peixotto in Kingston, Jamaica, discussing the sale of Leeser's books
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Peixotto, A. J.
Date:
1849-01-07
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; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1853 March 13
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Hart, A. H.. Philadelphia, PA, Signed letter from both A.H. Hart and I. Binswanger to Rev. Isaac Leeser, thanking Leeser and M. A. Dropsie for their speaking at the first annual charity dinner. The letter includes a copy of the resolution
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Hart, A. H.
Date:
1853-03-13
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; Abraham, Lewis; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1852 June 8
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Abraham, Lewis. Cincinnati, OH, Letter from Lewis Abraham in Cincinnati, in which he addresses a serious question to Isaac Leeser regarding the various synagogue practices in the United States on charging for seats and seat ownership
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Abraham, Lewis
Date:
1852-06-08
Language:
English
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
