Letter from Moses Sacks to Isaac Leeser, Jerusalem, January 4, 1854

Metadata

Letter from Moses Sacks to Isaac Leeser, Jerusalem, January 4, 1854

Description

Letter from Moses Sacks in Jerusalem to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated January 4, 1854. Written in German, the letter discusses Sacks's difficult living conditions in Jerusalem, his work as a Talmudist, and his hopes for assistance from Leeser and other philanthropists. Sacks details the poverty and lack of opportunities in Jerusalem, the challenges faced by the Jewish community, and proposes a plan to improve the situation through agricultural initiatives and fundraising.

Subjects

Poverty in Jerusalem Jewish Community in Jerusalem Fundraising for Jewish causes

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF1_1

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

People

Sender: Moses Sacks

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: January 04, 1854

Hebrew: ד׳ בְּטֵבֵת תרי״ד

Places

From: Jerusalem

To: Philadelphia

Language

German

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Moses Sacks, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Moses Sacks to Isaac Leeser;January 04, 1854.” (January 04, 1854). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff1_1.