Letter from J. W. Parsons to Isaac Leeser Regarding Jewish Communities in Turkey, January 24, 1855

Metadata

Letter from J. W. Parsons to Isaac Leeser Regarding Jewish Communities in Turkey, January 24, 1855

Description

Letter from J. W. Parsons in Smyrna, GA to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, PA, dated January 24, 1855. Parsons describes his travels as a missionary to the Jews of the A.B.C.F.M. in Turkey, including his time in Thessalonica and Constantinople. He discusses the Jewish populations in various locations and mentions receiving a copy of Leeser's periodical, The Occident, expressing his interest in obtaining back issues.

Subjects

Jewish communities in Turkey Missionary work among Jews The Occident

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF2_5

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

People

Sender: J. W. Parsons

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: January 24, 1855

Hebrew: ה׳ בִּשְׁבָט תרט״ו

Places

From: İzmir

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Parsons, J. W., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from J. W. Parsons to Isaac Leeser;January 24, 1855.” (January 24, 1855). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff2_5 .