Letter from Jonah Bondi Regarding an Article Against 'the Men of the West'

Metadata

Letter from Jonah Bondi Regarding an Article Against 'the Men of the West'

Description

One-page letter from Jonah Bondi to an unidentified recipient. Bondi discusses an article he has sent, "against 'the men of the West'", and comments on the challenges of communicating effectively with an "indolent American public." He suggests that only short, impactful statements, rather than logical arguments, will resonate with this audience. The letter also mentions a separate correspondence intended for the Occident.

Subjects

American Public Communication Styles American journalism

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx3FF4a_16

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

People

Sender: Jonas Bondi

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: June 26, 1844

Hebrew: ט׳ בְּתַמּוּז תר״ד

Places

To: Philadelphia

Languages

Yiddish English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Jonas Bondi, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Jonas Bondi to Isaac Leeser;June 26, 1844.” (June 26, 1844). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx3ff4a_16 .