Request for Information on Jewish History

Metadata

Request for Information on Jewish History

Description

This letter from Simon Joseph to Isaac Leeser, dated November 13, 1866, discusses the writer's desire to learn more about Jewish history beyond the Old Testament. Joseph expresses a strong belief in the Old Testament but seeks English books to enlighten him on subsequent history and clarify information he has heard about Jesus Christ from various sources. The letter, written in Philadelphia, is penned on two pages of a single sheet of lined letter paper. The top left corner is damaged.

Subjects

Jewish History Old Testament Jesus Christ

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx3FF1_49

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

People

Sender: Simon Joseph

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: November 13, 1866

Hebrew: ה׳ בְּכִסְלֵו תרכ״ז

Places

From: Philadelphia

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Joseph, Simon, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Simon Joseph to Isaac Leeser;November 13, 1866.” (November 13, 1866). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx3ff1_49 .