Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Lavsano, Joshua; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1849 April 10

Title:

Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Lavsano, Joshua; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1849 April 10

Date:

1849-04-10

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.

Format:

Letter

Identifier:

2006.12.26.03556; {A7384726-E9C5-4016-A76C-1DC59BF477FC}

Language:

English

Subject:

Correspondence; Religious communities

Type:

Letters

Personal Name:

Leeser, Isaac; Lavsano, Joshua

Corporate Name:

Beth Elohim

Geographic Subject:

United States -- South Carolina -- Charleston; United States -- South Carolina

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Call Number:

Arc.MS.56

Collection:

Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)