Letter from Aaron Englander to Isaac Leeser, August 2, 1857

Metadata

Letter from Aaron Englander to Isaac Leeser, August 2, 1857

Description

Letter from Aaron Englander to Isaac Leeser, written in Marysville, California on August 2, 1857. Englander congratulates Leeser on his appointment as minister of the Portuguese Congregation in Philadelphia. He expresses his belief that Leeser is a good choice and that the majority of Israelites support him. Englander describes his own life as a farmer in California and mentions the challenges of observing Jewish traditions in his location. He also discusses the efforts to establish a synagogue in Marysville and the resistance he encountered from those aligned with the Reform movement. The letter includes Hebrew phrases.

Subjects

American Judaism California Jewish community Reform Judaism

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF4_60

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

People

Sender: Aaron Englander

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: August 02, 1857

Hebrew: י״ב בְּאָב תרי״ז

Places

From: Marysville

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Aaron Englander, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Aaron Englander to Isaac Leeser;August 02, 1857.” (August 02, 1857). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff4_60 .