Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Lavsano, Joshua; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1849 April 10
Subject:
Correspondence; Religious communities
Description:
Letter from Joshua Lavsano to Isaac Leeser, regarding problems the Jewish Community is having in the battle over the form of services in the synagogue Beth Elohim. He relates that as a member, he can see no possibility of cooperation. He thanks Reverend Leeser for his intervention but things have gone down divergent paths. He notes that a meeting was held to consider the Philadelphia recommendation of one joint synagogue, but it was soundly rebuffed.
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Lavsano, Joshua
Corporate Name:
Beth Elohim
Date:
1849-04-10
Language:
English
Rights:
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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:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Judah, Rumah; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1831 November 14
Subject:
Correspondence; Rabbis; Family papers
Description:
Letter from Rumah Judah to her nephew to Isaac Leeser, written during a trip to see relatives in Charleston, South Carolina, and regarding family observations;Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Judah, Rumah
Date:
1831-11-14
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; De la Motta, Jacob; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1832 September 17
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and De la Motta, Jacob. Charleston, SC, Letter from the physician Jacob De la Motta in Charleston, South Carolina to rev. Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; De la Motta, Jacob
Date:
1832-09-17
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Harvey, J.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1854 April 21
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Harvey, J.. Charleston, SC, Letter from J. Harvey to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. He requests that Leeser publish his editorial which is in the body of the letter. In his proposed editorial, while opposed to the general Reform Movement, he speaks well of certain aspects at Kal Kadosh Beth Elohim, while criticizing others with a particular view on the role of women in a Sunday school
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Harvey, J.
Date:
1854-04-21
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; 1852 November 3
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Levin, Nathaniel. Charleston, SC, A letter from Nathaniel Levin of Beth Elohim in Charleston, South Carolina to Isaac Leeser, forwarding "A charity sermon delivered by Rev. Solomon Jacobs on behalf of the sick and indigent." Levin asks that it be printed. In the letter he also speaks of affecting a reunion with the reformed
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Levin, Nathaniel
Date:
1852-11-03
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Hart, Samuel; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1847 December 21
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Hart, Samuel. Charleston, SC, Letter from Samuel Hart in Charleston, South Carolina to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, PA. Part of the letter deals with the upcoming marriage of Miss Tobias and Mr. Minnis of Savannah, Georgia
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Hart, Samuel
Date:
1847-12-21
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1852 May 26
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Carvalho, Solomon Nunes. Charleston, SC, Letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho (1815-1897) in Charleston, South Carolina to Rev. Isaac Lesser (1806-1868) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this lengthy three page letter Carvalho details the very public arguments at the Shearit Israel concerning the role of Rev. Ellis Lyons vs. the Reader Dr. E. The Rev. Ellis Lyons wrote a letter excommunicating Dr. E and denounced the Congregation for acting out of order and forfeiting all claims to orthodoxy. Carvalho comments on Lyons' impertinence at excommunicating Dr. E
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes
Date:
1852-05-26
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Valentine, S.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1856 June 6
Description:
A letter from S. Valentine, the secretary of Shearith Israel, in Charleston, South Carolina to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . The letter relates the religious conflict among the Jews of the city and complains that the Orthodox are being ridiculed.
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Valentine, S.
Date:
1856-06-06
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1852 April 20
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Carvalho, Solomon Nunes. Charleston, SC, Letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho (1815-1897) in Charleston, South Carolina to Rev. Isaac Lesser (1806-1868) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this four page letter, Carvalho tries to sooth Leeser's bruised feelings, after Carvalho intervened in the conflict in Charleston
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes
Date:
1852-04-20
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Eckman, Julius; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1851 May 13
Description:
Letter from Rabbi Julius Eckman, the Rabbi of Beth Elohim in Charleston, South Carolina to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. Eckman is responding to an article accusing him of inconsistency, and it continues at length regarding his faith and principles. The letter includes a lengthy response in Isaac Leeser's hand.
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Eckman, Julius
Date:
1851-05-13
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Mordecai, M. C.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1855 January 5
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Mordecai, M. C.. Charleston, SC, A letter from Moses Cohen Mordecai in Charleston, South Carolina to Isaac Leeser, responding to a personal request by Leeser that he grant a $300/year allowance to Miss Reinah Judah, the unmarried cousin of David Judah, and kinswoman of the Mordecai's in Charleston. In this letter, Mordecai turns the request down, saying that he has his own sisters to support, and that David Judah, as a single man, should be able to support her
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Mordecai, M. C.
Date:
1855-01-05
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Hebrew Orphan Asylum (Charleston, SC); Occident; Jacobs, Henry S.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1860 January 11
Subject:
Correspondence; Communities -- Religious aspects -- Judaism
Description:
Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Reverend Isaac Leeser regarding a disagreement the two had at the "Convention," submitting a sketch of the proceedings at the inauguration of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum in Charleston (for possible inclusion in the Occident), and informing Leeser that they collected $500 for the distressed brethren; Charleston, SC; Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Jacobs, Henry S.
Corporate Name:
Hebrew Orphan Asylum (Charleston, SC); Occident
Date:
1860-01-11
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Valentine, S.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1857 June 3
Description:
A letter from S. Valentine to Rev. Isaac Leeser, forwarding a preamble and resolutions. It also includes a personal note that he will see him soon and that his family wishes to be remembered.
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Valentine, S.
Date:
1857-06-03
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1851 October 15
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Carvalho, Solomon Nunes. Charleston, SC, Letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho (1815-1897) in Charleston, South Carolina to Rev. Isaac Leeser (1806-1868) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this letter Carvalho relays a book order and describes the great pain that he has suffered because of a boil, apologizing for not writing due to his incapacitation
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes
Date:
1851-10-15
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Mordecai, B.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1858 November 28
Description:
A letter from B. Mordecai of Charleston, South Carolina, addressed to Isaac Leeser, asking for a background check on Esther Davidson, who has applied to be a governess for the Mordechai children
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Mordecai, B.
Date:
1858-11-28
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Solomon; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1852 December 29
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Solomon . Charleston, SC, Four page letter from Solomon in Charleston, South Carolina to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in which Solomon discusses the heated public argument that Leeser had with Rev. Solomon Jacobs in Charleston. Solomon lays out a detailed "tactical" plan by which Leeser should respond to Jacobs without provoking him
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Solomon
Date:
1852-12-29
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1851 September 7
Description:
Letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho (1815-1897) in Charleston, South Carolina to Rev. Isaac Lesser (1806-1868) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this letter Carvalho suggests and offers various points that Leeser can use to refute his accusers, after his break with Isaac Mayer Wise.
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes
Date:
1851-09-07
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, S. N.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1852 September 2
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Carvalho, S. N.. Charleston, SC, Letter to Rabbi Isaac Lesser (1806-1868) from the well know communal leader and public figure Solomon Nunes Carvalho (1815-1897). In this letter he speaks to an interpretation on Maimonides in an article that was proposed for publication in the Occident. Additionally he opines on other scholarly articles that were sent to Leeser
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, S. N.
Date:
1852-09-02
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Henry, Henry A.; Valentine, S.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1852 August 2
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Henry, Henry A.. Syracuse, NY, Letter from the Rev. H.A. Henry in Syracuse, NY to S. Valentine in Charleston, SC., in which Henry demands justice for the personal slander by Isaac Leeser
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Henry, Henry A.; Valentine, S.
Date:
1852-08-02
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
