Defense of Rabbi Isidor Kalisch: A Letter from the Anshe Chesed Congregation of Cleveland to Isaac Leeser

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Letter from the officers of the Anshe Chesed Congregation in Cleveland, Ohio, to Isaac Leeser, editor of *The Occident*, responding to an article in the journal concerning the Cleveland congregation and its rabbi, Isidor Kalisch. The letter defends Kalisch against criticisms made by another writer (identified as "B.L.F."), praising Kalisch's qualifications and refuting the accusations as misrepresentations. The letter expresses surprise that Leeser, who knew Kalisch, would publish such an article and requests that the letter be printed in *The Occident*. The letter is signed by J. Englhart (President), C. Koch (Vice President), G.A. Davis (Treasurer), D. Cauffman, David Henfer, Samuel Loeb, F.J. Cohn, and A. Schwab (Trustees). The letter also mentions Rabbi A. Rice of Baltimore.

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