Letter from Mendes Cohen to Isaac Leeser Regarding a Potential Hazan, July 22, 1849

Metadata

Letter from Mendes Cohen to Isaac Leeser Regarding a Potential Hazan, July 22, 1849

Description

Letter from Mendes Cohen of Baltimore to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, discussing the potential employment of Reverend D.M. Isaacs, brother of a lecturer in New York, as a Hazan (cantor). Cohen mentions receiving information about Isaacs's potential move to the United States from a letter from his mother in England. The letter includes an excerpt from the mother's letter detailing Isaacs's resignation from his post in Liverpool and his qualifications. The letter is written on 4 pages across two sheets.

Subjects

Hazanim Jewish congregations Employment of Rabbis

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP0074

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: Mendes Israel Cohen

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: July 22, 1849

Hebrew: ג׳ בְּאָב תר״ט

Places

From: Baltimore

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Cohen, Mendes Israel, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Mendes Cohen to Isaac Leeser;July 22, 1849.” (July 22, 1849). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap0074 .