Union of Congregations: A Letter from Abraham Alexandre Lindo to Isaac Leeser

Metadata

Union of Congregations: A Letter from Abraham Alexandre Lindo to Isaac Leeser

Description

A letter from Abraham Alexandre Lindo in Cincinnati, Ohio to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 6, 1848. Lindo discusses a proposal for a union of congregations, expressing concern over the apathy among Jews towards communal improvement. He mentions his previous communication with Leeser and his continued efforts to promote the union. Lindo also requests that Leeser circulate his publication, the *Retrospect*, and mentions a letter he was to deliver to Rebecca Gratz. The letter includes references to Mr. Noah, Mr. Abm. Hart, and Mrs. Etting.

Subjects

Synagogue Union Jewish communal life American Judaism

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF5_32

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

People

Sender: Abraham Alexandre Lindo

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: November 06, 1848

Hebrew: י׳ בְּחֶשְׁוָן תר״ט

Places

From: Cincinnati

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Abraham Alexandre Lindo, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Abraham Alexandre Lindo to Isaac Leeser;November 06, 1848.” (November 06, 1848). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff5_32 .