Appeal for Aid After Smyrna Fires: A Letter from Rabbi Hayyim Malaggi to the Philadelphia Jewish Community, 1850

Metadata

Appeal for Aid After Smyrna Fires: A Letter from Rabbi Hayyim Malaggi to the Philadelphia Jewish Community, 1850

Description

This letter, written in Hebrew and Italian, is addressed to the leaders of the Jewish community in Philadelphia. The author, Hayyim Malaggi, a Rabbi from Smyrna (Izmir), describes the devastation caused by two large fires in his city, resulting in significant personal losses, including the destruction of several houses of study filled with books and the dowry of his daughters. He appeals for financial assistance from the Philadelphia community.

Subjects

Fundraising appeals Disaster relief Jewish communities in Philadelphia

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF7_38

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

People

Sender: Hayyim Malaggi

Recipient: —

Dates

Gregorian: September 07, 1850

Hebrew: א׳ בְּתִשְׁרֵי תרי״א

Places

From: İzmir

To: Philadelphia

Languages

EnglishHebrewItalian

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Malaggi, Hayyim. “Letter from Hayyim Malaggi;September 07, 1850.” (September 07, 1850). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff7_38.