Letter from Benjamin Franklin Peixotto to Isaac Leeser Regarding Jewish Periodicals, April 13, 1851

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Letter from Benjamin Franklin Peixotto to Isaac Leeser Regarding Jewish Periodicals, April 13, 1851

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Letter from Benjamin Franklin Peixotto to Isaac Leeser discussing the establishment of a Jewish weekly journal in New York or Philadelphia. Peixotto mentions receiving two new Jewish journals, one from New York and another from San Francisco, neither of which he considers satisfactory. He expresses his belief in the potential success of a high-quality journal and contemplates his own involvement if he achieves financial independence. The letter also references the "Advocate", suggesting an existing periodical he had hoped would fill this need.

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Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF8_32

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

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Gregorian: April 13, 1851

Hebrew: י״א בְּנִיסָן תרי״א

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English

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Benjamin Franklin Peixotto, Isaac Leeser. Letter from Benjamin Franklin Peixotto to Isaac Leeser;April 13, 1851.” (April 13, 1851). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff8_32 .