Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Wise, Isaac Mayer; Albany, New York, United States; 1851 May 18

Title:

Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Wise, Isaac Mayer; Albany, New York, United States; 1851 May 18

Date:

1851-05-18

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

Format:

Letter

Identifier:

2006.12.26.03582; {0DA90065-267C-4D48-9450-A5C41F73E85A}

Language:

English

Subject:

Correspondence; Rabbis; Religious communities

Type:

Letters

Personal Name:

Leeser, Isaac; Wise, Isaac Mayer

Corporate Name:

Congregation Beth-El

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)