Appeal for Starving Jews in Jerusalem

Metadata

Appeal for Starving Jews in Jerusalem

Description

Letter from Morris J. Raphall to Isaac Leeser, written in New York City on February 17, 1861. Raphall discusses the plight of starving Jewish people in Jerusalem and introduces R. Abraham Nissan, who is traveling to the United States to raise funds for them. Raphall requests Leeser's support for Nissan's mission, both through personal connections and in the columns of *The Occident*. The letter mentions the Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem.

Subjects

Fundraising Jewish Relief Jerusalem

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF8_1

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

People

Sender: Morris Jacob Raphall

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: February 17, 1861

Hebrew: ז׳ בַּאֲדָר תרכ״א

Places

From: New York City

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Morris Jacob Raphall, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Morris J. (Morris Jacob) Raphall to Isaac Leeser;February 17, 1861.” (February 17, 1861). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff8_1 .