Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Wise, Isaac Mayer; Albany, New York, United States; 1850 September 8

Title:

Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Wise, Isaac Mayer; Albany, New York, United States; 1850 September 8

Date:

1850-09-08

Description:

A two page letter from Rabbi Isaac Wise of Albany, New York to Rev. Isaac Leeser of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter deals with the "Congregation Beth-El of Albany Affair," when Rabbi Isaac Wise was physically attacked on the bimah and a fight broke out. In this letter one day after the fist fight, Rabbi Wise requests that Leeser publish an announcement about his ill treatment.

Identifier:

2006.12.26.03526; {FF6DC1F2-9027-49E5-AD5C-4FAB5ABB8BDC}

Language:

English

Type:

Letters

Personal Name:

Leeser, Isaac; Wise, Isaac Mayer

Geographic Subject:

United States -- New York -- Albany; United States -- New York

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)