Letter; Leeser, Isaac; New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; 1853 January 9

Title:

Letter; Leeser, Isaac; New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; 1853 January 9

Date:

1853-01-09

Description:

Leeser, Isaac and Nathan, Moses N.. New Orleans, LA, A four page letter written by Rev. Moses N. Nathan from New Orleans, Louisiana to Rev. Isaac Lesser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is an historically important account of the difficulties mid-19th century Orthodox Rabbi's were having in the American Congregations that were in a state of flux between traditional and reform thought. He tells Lesser that he is leaving his position at "The Dispersed of Judah"

Format:

Letter

Identifier:

2011.08.25.00001; {80956333-87D3-4A9E-804D-6B8D43B934C5}

Language:

English

Type:

Letters

Personal Name:

Leeser, Isaac; Nathan, Moses N.

Geographic Subject:

United States -- Louisiana -- New Orleans; United States -- Louisiana

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)