Jonah Bondi's Letter Regarding Funeral Oration and Judenzeitung Articles

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Jonah Bondi's Letter Regarding Funeral Oration and Judenzeitung Articles

Description

Letter from Jonah Bondi to an unnamed recipient, likely Isaac Leeser, dated May 1859 (11 Sivan). Bondi requests the translation and printing of his speech at Henry Moses' funeral. He also comments on Jellinek, Steinschneider, Benjamin II, Frankel, Ullman, and Berend, expressing strong opinions about their actions and publications. He asks for copies of specific issues of a publication, possibly the *Judenzeitung*. The letter is written in English and Hebrew.

Subjects

Funeral orations Rabbinic disputes Jewish journalism

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx3FF4a_18

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

People

Sender: Jonas Bondi

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: June 13, 1859

Hebrew: י״א בְּסִיוָן תרי״ט

Places

To: Philadelphia

Languages

Yiddish English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Jonas Bondi, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Jonas Bondi to Isaac Leeser;June 13, 1859.” (June 13, 1859). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx3ff4a_18 .