Financial Matters and Congregation Leadership: Kursheedt to Leeser, May 3, 1853
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Financial Matters and Congregation Leadership: Kursheedt to Leeser, May 3, 1853
Description
Letter from Gershom Kursheedt in New Orleans to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. Kursheedt discusses financial matters, including a request for funds from Judah Touro on Leeser's behalf. He also mentions the difficulties of publishing Dias's letter in New Orleans and the challenges of selling books, including Leeser's new Bible. Further topics of discussion include the situation of Jews in China and issues within his own community.
Subjects
Other Details
Type: Letter
Identifier: LSKAP0055
Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection
People
Sender: Gershom Kursheedt
Recipient: Isaac Leeser
Dates
Gregorian: May 03, 1853
Hebrew: כ״ה בְּנִיסָן תרי״ג
Places
From: New Orleans
To: Philadelphia
Language
English
Citation
Please cite this item as:
Gershom Kursheedt, Isaac Leeser.
“Letter from Gershom Kursheedt to Isaac Leeser;May 03, 1853.”
(May 03, 1853). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection.
Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap0055 .