Seeking Employment as a Rabbi: A Letter from Isaac M. Statky to Isaac Leeser

Metadata

Seeking Employment as a Rabbi: A Letter from Isaac M. Statky to Isaac Leeser

Description

Letter from Isaac M. Statky to Isaac Leeser, written in Buffalo, NY on July 20, 1848 (19 Tammuz 5608). Statky informs his Hebrew brethren that he is currently unemployed and seeking a position leading religious services in a synagogue in the United States. He provides a reference, Rev. J.J. Lyon of New York. The letter is written in English and Hebrew and consists of three pages on two sheets.

Subjects

Religious services Synagogues Employment

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF5_22

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

People

Sender: Isaac M. Slatkin

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: July 20, 1848

Hebrew: י״ט בְּתַמּוּז תר״ח

Places

From: Buffalo

To: Philadelphia

Languages

Yiddish English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Isaac M. Slatkin, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Isaac M. Slatkin to Isaac Leeser;July 20, 1848.” (July 20, 1848). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff5_22 .