Letter from Moses Sacks to Isaac Leeser Regarding Agriculture in Palestine

Metadata

Letter from Moses Sacks to Isaac Leeser Regarding Agriculture in Palestine

Description

Letter from Moses Sacks in Jerusalem to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated June 1854 (5614). Sacks discusses an article he wrote that appeared in Leeser's *Occident*, and the challenges of agriculture near Jerusalem, suggesting that Jaffa might be a more suitable location. He also mentions plans for agricultural projects and seeks Leeser's support and involvement. The letter is written in German.

Subjects

Agriculture in Ottoman Palestine Jewish agricultural settlement Palestine

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF1_79

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

People

Sender: Moses Sacks

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian:

Hebrew: Unknown

Places

From: Jerusalem

To: Philadelphia

Language

German

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Moses Sacks, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Moses Sacks to Isaac Leeser;June 1854.” (). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff1_79 .