The Hague

city and municipality in the Netherlands, seat of the Dutch government Wikidata ↗

Letter from Josephus Justus Belinfante to Isaac Leeser;May 17, 1857

Letter from Josephus Justus Belinfante to Isaac Leeser, written in The Hague on May 17, 1857. Belinfante expresses gratitude for receiving the Occident regularly and inquires about previously sent items. He shares news of d'Arcona's family, discusses an article in the Revue des Deux Mondes, and details his conversations with Benjamin II, a Jewish traveler. He provides information on Jewish publications in Holland, including the Jaarboekje, and offers statistics on the Jewish population in the Netherlands' American possessions. He also requests information about M. de Silva Solis and his family in Jamaica.

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Letter from Josephus Justus Belinfante to Isaac Leeser;December 24, 1857

Letter from Josephus Justus Belinfante in The Hague to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated December 24, 1857. Belinfante inquires about the availability and price of two Sepharim (Hebrew books) that Leeser needs. He discusses the high cost and difficulty in obtaining them in The Hague. He also mentions preparing a list of publications and sending it to Leeser via London, including an exemplar of the 1858 Yearbook, which features articles on the Chazaz kingdom, medieval Jewish history in Belgium, and a Jewish novel. He offers to advertise Leeser's project in a Jewish newspaper and asks about the Ancona family's well-being.

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Letter from Josephus Justus Belinfante to Isaac Leeser;August 20, 1854

Letter from Josephus Justus Belinfante to Isaac Leeser. Belinfante inquires about Leeser's health and expresses his admiration for Leeser's work in fostering religious feeling among Jewish communities in America. He requests copies of *The Occident*, particularly issues featuring Leeser's and M. de Silva Solis' writings. Belinfante also asks for information about Mr. B. d'Ancona, who had traveled to America a year prior and to whom Belinfante provided a letter of recommendation.

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Letter from Josephus Justus Belinfante to Isaac Leeser;May 12, 1856

Letter from Josephus Justus Belinfante to Isaac Leeser discussing American Jewish literature, the works of Grace Aguilar, and the progress of religious toleration in the Netherlands. Belinfante also inquires about the deceased Mr. da Silva Solis and his family. The letter mentions the "Spirit of Judaism" by Grace Aguilar and Belinfante's plans to translate her Jewish works. He also discusses a new law on elementary instruction in the Netherlands, intended to promote religious tolerance in public schools.

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Letter from Josephus Justus Belinfante to Isaac Leeser;September 17, 1850

Letter from H. Belinfante in The Hague to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated September 17, 1850. Belinfante expresses gratitude for previously received books, discusses the state of Jewish life in America and the Netherlands, mentions the publications *Occident* and *Asmonean*, and describes a new society in the Netherlands aimed at uniting orthodox and liberal Jews. He also requests information about family members residing in Kingston, Jamaica. The letter includes references to Dr. Davids of Amsterdam and Mr. Davezac, the American Minister.

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Letter from Josephus Justus Belinfante to Isaac Leeser;August 01, 1853

Letter from Josephus Justus Belinfante in The Hague to Reverend Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, recommending M. B. D'Ancona de Sear, a Dutchman in difficult circumstances, to Leeser's benevolent attention. Belinfante hopes that Leeser received his earlier literary publications. The letter is fragile and consists of two pages on two sheets.

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