Letter from Abraham Pereira Mendes to Isaac Leeser, June 26, 1857

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Letter from Abraham Pereira Mendes to Isaac Leeser, June 26, 1857

Description

Letter from A. P. Mendes to Isaac Leeser, written in Birmingham, AL on June 26, 1857. Mendes discusses a possible position in Charleston, SC, expressing concerns about the climate and the congregation's character. He also comments on Leeser's writings and translations of the Bible, and mentions concerns about infidel reform within the Jewish community.

Subjects

Charleston, South Carolina Congregational life Jewish Reform

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF4_58

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

People

Sender: Abraham Pereira Mendes

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: June 26, 1857

Hebrew: ד׳ בְּתַמּוּז תרי״ז

Places

From: Birmingham

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Abraham Pereira Mendes, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from 1825-1893 A. P. (Abraham Pereira) Mendes to Isaac Leeser;June 26, 1857.” (June 26, 1857). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff4_58 .