Letter from Aaron Englander to Isaac Leeser;August 02, 1857
Letter from Aaron Englander to Isaac Leeser, written in Marysville, California on August 2, 1857. Englander congratulates Leeser on his appointment as minister of the Portuguese Congregation in Philadelphia. He expresses his belief that Leeser is a good choice and that the majority of Israelites support him. Englander describes his own life as a farmer in California and mentions the challenges of observing Jewish traditions in his location. He also discusses the efforts to establish a synagogue in Marysville and the resistance he encountered from those aligned with the Reform movement. The letter includes Hebrew phrases.
