Letter from Puerto Cabello Regarding a Collection for Jews in Jerusalem

Metadata

Letter from Puerto Cabello Regarding a Collection for Jews in Jerusalem

Description

Letter from Puerto Cabello to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated February 12, 1855. The writer discusses contributions from local Jews to support their brethren in Jerusalem. The writer also requests a Hebrew and German prayer book and mentions sending a draft for twenty dollars to cover the cost of a calendar, a subscription to the Occident, and the contribution to Jerusalem. The writer asks that only "Received from Rosalta" be mentioned in the Occident, if the contribution is noted.

Subjects

Jerusalem Philanthropy Jewish Community in Puerto Cabello

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF2_7

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

People

Sender: —

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: February 12, 1855

Hebrew: כ״ד בִּשְׁבָט תרט״ו

Places

From: Puerto Cabello

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Isaac Leeser. “Letter to Isaac Leeser;February 12, 1855.” (February 12, 1855). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff2_7 .