Request to Republish the Name of R. Nissim ben Solomon

Metadata

Request to Republish the Name of R. Nissim ben Solomon

Description

Abraham de Sola writes to Isaac Leeser requesting the republication of the name of R. Nissim ben Solomon, an accredited messenger from persecuted Persian Jews, in Philadelphia papers. De Sola explains that Nissim later expressed concerns that publication might be detrimental. The letter also contains a personal postscript where de Sola discusses Nissim's apprehension and seeks Leeser's opinion on a public notice. De Sola requests that the information not be published until he writes again.

Subjects

Persian Jews Religious persecution Jewish Relief Committees

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF6_60

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

People

Sender: Abraham de Sola

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: October 29, 1849

Hebrew: י״ג בְּחֶשְׁוָן תר״י

Places

From: Montreal

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Abraham de Sola, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser;October 29, 1849.” (October 29, 1849). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff6_60 .