Appeal for Rabbi Gershom

Metadata

Appeal for Rabbi Gershom

Description

Letter from Simon Cohen Noot to Isaac Leeser, written in New York in December of an unknown year. The letter is written primarily in Hebrew, with an English note indicating that the writer is seeking aid for Rabbi Gershom, who has fled his homeland due to anti-Jewish persecution and is seeking a position in the United States. Noot appeals to Leeser to publish an account of Rabbi Gershom's plight in his magazine in hopes of securing a position for him.

Subjects

Jewish emigration Rabbinic positions American Judaism

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: KARP_39

Collection: The Abraham J. Karp Collection of Judaica Americana

People

Sender: Simon Cohen Noot

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian:

Hebrew: Unknown

Places

From: New York City

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Simon Cohen Noot, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Simon Cohen Noot to Isaac Leeser.” (). The Abraham J. Karp Collection of Judaica Americana. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/karp_39 .