Jacob J. Peres to Isaac Leeser, July 16, 1862

Metadata

Jacob J. Peres to Isaac Leeser, July 16, 1862

Description

Letter from Jacob J. Peres in Memphis, Tennessee, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Peres describes a lawsuit he won against his congregation, discusses his new Orthodox congregation, Beth El Emeth, and requests that Leeser recommend a competent Hazan, Shohet, and Bal Horah. He also mentions an article he wrote and requests copies of the papers in which it was published.

Subjects

Lawsuits Congregational disputes American Judaism

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF9_19

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

People

Sender: Jacob J. Peres

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: July 16, 1862

Hebrew: י״ח בְּתַמּוּז תרכ״ב

Places

From: Memphis

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Jacob J. Peres, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Jacob J. Peres to Isaac Leeser;July 16, 1862.” (July 16, 1862). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff9_19 .