Request for Opinion on Rabbi Candidate Henry Vidaver

Metadata

Request for Opinion on Rabbi Candidate Henry Vidaver

Description

Letter from Henry Auerbach, secretary of the United Hebrew Congregation of St. Louis, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. The letter requests Leeser's opinion on the qualifications and character of Rev. Dr. Henry Vidaver, a candidate for Rabbi and Preacher at the St. Louis congregation. Vidaver had previously served as Rabbi and Preacher of Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia.

Subjects

Religious leadership Congregation Rodeph Shalom Rabbinical candidates

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP0101

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: Henry Auerbach

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: May 30, 1864

Hebrew: כ״ד בְּאִיָיר תרכ״ד

Places

From: St. Louis

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Auerbach, Henry, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Henry Auerbach to Isaac Leeser;May 30, 1864.” (May 30, 1864). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap0101 .