Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser, Kingston, Jamaica, April 19, 1850

Metadata

Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser, Kingston, Jamaica, April 19, 1850

Description

Letter from Henry S. Jacobs in Kingston, Jamaica to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jacobs discusses subscriptions to *The Occident*, his resignation from a position at the Hebrew National Institution, his new position at Mr. N's Academy, and the state of synagogue affairs in Jamaica. He mentions the appointment of Mr. Nathans as hazzan of New Orleans and the possibility of establishing a synagogue in Falmouth, Jamaica.

Subjects

The Occident Synagogue affairs in Jamaica Hebrew National Institution

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF7_9

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

People

Sender: Henry S. Jacobs

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: April 19, 1850

Hebrew: ז׳ בְּאִיָיר תר״י

Places

From: Kingston

To: Philadelphia

Languages

English Hebrew

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Henry S. Jacobs, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser;April 19, 1850.” (April 19, 1850). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff7_9 .