Seeking a Teaching Position: A Letter from Joseph A. Cohen to Isaac Leeser (1866)

Metadata

Seeking a Teaching Position: A Letter from Joseph A. Cohen to Isaac Leeser (1866)

Description

Two-page letter written by Joseph A. Cohen from Chicago, Illinois to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 12, 1866. Cohen, who immigrated from London eight months prior, seeks Leeser's assistance in finding a position as a Hebrew and English teacher in an orthodox congregation. He mentions being a reader of Leeser's journal and admirer of his articles defending orthodox principles. The letter includes multiple instances of the word "Hebrew" added in the margins.

Subjects

American Judaism Jewish education Employment in America

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: KARP_49

Collection: The Abraham J. Karp Collection of Judaica Americana

People

Sender: Joseph A. Cohen

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: April 12, 1866

Hebrew: כ״ז בְּנִיסָן תרכ״ו

Places

From: Chicago

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Joseph A. Cohen, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Joseph A. Cohen to Isaac Leeser;April 12, 1866.” (April 12, 1866). The Abraham J. Karp Collection of Judaica Americana. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/karp_49 .