Concerns Regarding Imported Hebrew Books

Metadata

Concerns Regarding Imported Hebrew Books

Description

Letter from Abraham Rice to Isaac Leeser, written in Baltimore on April 20, 1847. The letter discusses the author's reluctance to publicly comment on the religious observance of those arriving from the West Indies, but he feels compelled to address concerns about the religious books brought from that region. Rice emphasizes the importance of unity within the Jewish community and states that rumors about these books are unfounded in truth.

Subjects

West Indies Religious Observances Jewish Community Unity

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF4_8

Collection: The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

People

Sender: Abraham Rice

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: April 20, 1847

Hebrew: ד׳ בְּאִיָיר תר״ז

Places

From: Baltimore

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Abraham Rice, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Abraham Rice to Isaac Leeser;April 20, 1847.” (April 20, 1847). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff4_8 .