Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser, May 27, 1862

Metadata

Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser, May 27, 1862

Description

Four-page letter from Abraham de Sola in Montreal to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, written on May 27, 1862. De Sola discusses his family, his work on a biography of his father, and the state of affairs in the Jewish community in Montreal. He also comments on the American Civil War and sends regards to Miss Gratz. The letter includes details about the reopening of a synagogue after renovations and mentions several individuals from the community, including Mrs. Henry Benjamin, Miss Sarah Joseph, Mrs. J. H. Joseph, and Miss D. Benjamin, along with Poznanski of Charleston, and Messrs Lilienthal, Einhorn, Adler, and Dr. Mayer of Albany.

Subjects

American Civil War Jewish Community in Montreal Synagogue Renovations

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF9_12

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

People

Sender: Abraham de Sola

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: May 27, 1862

Hebrew: כ״ז בְּאִיָיר תרכ״ב

Places

From: Montreal

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Abraham de Sola, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser;May 27, 1862.” (May 27, 1862). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff9_12 .