Concerns Regarding the Election of Rev. Mr. Rubinson

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Three-page letter from N. Gellinger of Pittsburgh, PA to Reverend Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, PA, expressing surprise at the election of a Rev. Mr. Rubinson to a position in Richmond, VA, based on information Gellinger had received contradicting the Rev. Mr. Rubinson's claims to be Jewish. Gellinger questions the suitability of Mr. Rubinson for such a position within a Jewish congregation based on his past actions and statements. The letter also refers to a meeting with Mr. Rubinson, as well as Mr. Mareuson and Mr. Cohen, in Pittsburgh. Gellinger's letter also references *The Occident*, specifically, Vol. 10, No. 6, page 328.

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