Letter from M. G. Joseph to Isaac Leeser, April 30, 1866

Metadata

Letter from M. G. Joseph to Isaac Leeser, April 30, 1866

Description

Letter from M. G. Joseph of Savannah, Georgia, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Joseph informs Leeser that the Polish Congregation in Savannah is building a new synagogue, aiming for completion by the New Year. He corrects a previous report in *The Occident* that Mr. S. Gerstman is officiating in the synagogue; Joseph clarifies that Gerstman is not a preacher or teacher, but was permitted to read on Saturdays to keep him out of Confederate service.

Subjects

Synagogue construction Polish Congregation Savannah, Georgia

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx3FF1_32

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

People

Sender: M. G. Joseph

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: April 30, 1866

Hebrew: ט״ו בְּאִיָיר תרכ״ו

Places

From: Savannah

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Joseph, M. G., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from M. G. Joseph to Isaac Leeser;April 30, 1866.” (April 30, 1866). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx3ff1_32 .