Advertisement for Religious Leader Position in Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1862

Metadata

Advertisement for Religious Leader Position in Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1862

Description

Letter from M. Eppstein of Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated July 2, 1862. The letter advertises an opening for a gentleman to serve as mohel, shochet, hazzan, and teacher of German and Hebrew in the Achdoth Veshalom Hebrew Congregation of Fort Wayne. The position offers a salary of $400 per year, plus additional benefits totaling approximately $200 annually. Applicants are requested to submit testimonials by September, and no expenses will be covered for those who travel for interviews.

Subjects

Jewish communal life in Fort Wayne, Indiana Employment of religious functionaries Jewish congregations

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP0022

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: M. Eppstein

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: July 02, 1862

Hebrew: ד׳ בְּתַמּוּז תרכ״ב

Places

From: Fort Wayne

To: Philadelphia

Languages

English Hebrew

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Eppstein, M., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from M. Eppstein to Isaac Leeser;July 02, 1862.” (July 02, 1862). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap0022 .