Jewish Life in Barcelona, Venezuela, 1852

Metadata

Jewish Life in Barcelona, Venezuela, 1852

Description

Letter from Samuel Piza in Barcelona, Venezuela to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Piza describes Jewish life in Barcelona, including several britot, marriages, and his role as hazzan. He details the names of several families and individuals in the community and expresses pride in the positive impact of these events on the non-Jewish population. The letter mentions the Occident, suggesting it may have been intended for publication.

Subjects

Jewish life in Venezuela Brit milah Jewish weddings

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF9_39

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

People

Sender: Samuel Piza

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: July 24, 1852

Hebrew: ח׳ בְּאָב תרי״ב

Places

From: Barcelona

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Piza, Samuel, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Samuel Piza to Isaac Leeser;July 24, 1852.” (July 24, 1852). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff9_39 .