Letter from Josephus Justus Belinfante to Isaac Leeser, September 17, 1850

Metadata

Letter from Josephus Justus Belinfante to Isaac Leeser, September 17, 1850

Description

Letter from H. Belinfante in The Hague to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated September 17, 1850. Belinfante expresses gratitude for previously received books, discusses the state of Jewish life in America and the Netherlands, mentions the publications *Occident* and *Asmonean*, and describes a new society in the Netherlands aimed at uniting orthodox and liberal Jews. He also requests information about family members residing in Kingston, Jamaica. The letter includes references to Dr. Davids of Amsterdam and Mr. Davezac, the American Minister.

Subjects

Jewish Life Jewish Societies in the Netherlands American Jewish Publications

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF7_22

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

People

Sender: Josephus Justus Belinfante

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: September 17, 1850

Hebrew: י״א בְּתִשְׁרֵי תרי״א

Places

From: The Hague

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Josephus Justus Belinfante, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Josephus Justus Belinfante to Isaac Leeser;September 17, 1850.” (September 17, 1850). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff7_22 .