Report on the First Confirmation Ceremony in Curaçao

Metadata

Report on the First Confirmation Ceremony in Curaçao

Description

Letter from "A Reader of the Occident" in Curaçao to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, describing the first confirmation ceremony held by the old Congregation Mickve' Isra\'ebl in Curaçao on Simchat Torah in 1864. The letter details the ceremony, including the examination of Master H. A. de Casseres, the content of his profession of faith, and the participation of other community members. The letter also mentions the reading of the Torah and includes a postscript describing general positive aspects of community life in Curaçao.

Subjects

Confirmation Ceremonies Cura\'e7ao (Netherlands Antilles) Synagogue life

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF11_55

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

People

Sender: “A Reader of the Occident”

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: October 27, 1864

Hebrew: כ״ז בְּתִשְׁרֵי תרכ״ה

Places

From: Curaçao

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

“A Reader of the Occident”, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from “A Reader of the Occident” to Isaac Leeser;October 27, 1864.” (October 27, 1864). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff11_55 .