Invitation to the Consecration of Congregation Bnai Jeshurun's Synagogue

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Invitation to the Consecration of Congregation Bnai Jeshurun's Synagogue

Description

Letter from Henry Goldsmith, secretary of Congregation Bnai Jeshurun in New York City, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. Goldsmith informs Leeser of the upcoming consecration of their new synagogue on Green Street and invites him to attend the ceremony, which will include a consecration discourse by Morris J. Raphall. The letter is dated September 18, 1851, and indicates the ceremony will take place on September 25, 1851.

Subjects

Congregation B'nai Jeshurun Synagogue Consecration Morris J. Raphall

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: KARP_14

Collection: The Abraham J. Karp Collection of Judaica Americana

People

Sender: Henry Goldsmith

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: September 18, 1851

Hebrew: כ״א בֶּאֱלוּל תרי״א

Places

From: New York City

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Henry Goldsmith, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Henry Goldsmith to Isaac Leeser;September 18, 1851.” (September 18, 1851). The Abraham J. Karp Collection of Judaica Americana. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/karp_14 .