Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser, June 12, 1855

Metadata

Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser, June 12, 1855

Description

Abraham de Sola writes to Isaac Leeser from Montreal on June 12, 1855, expressing regret at Leeser's illness and discussing the actions of "ultra reformers" within the Jewish community. De Sola also mentions his own plans to publish schoolbooks, which he ultimately abandons. The letter further discusses a sermon by Mende, accusations of plagiarism against Wise, and de Sola's own contributions to the Israelite.

Subjects

Jewish Reform movement Religious leadership American Judaism

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF2_28

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

People

Sender: Abraham de Sola

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: June 12, 1855

Hebrew: כ״ו בְּסִיוָן תרט״ו

Places

From: Montreal

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Abraham de Sola, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser;June 12, 1855.” (June 12, 1855). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff2_28 .