Letter from Isidor Bush to Isaac Leeser, May 6, 1857

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Letter from Isidor Bush to Isaac Leeser, written in St. Louis, Missouri on May 6, 1857. Bush discusses an article he wrote, possibly for Leeser's *Occident*, and expresses hope that Leeser will publish it after correcting his English. He mentions preaching in German for the first time on Rosh Hashanah and the potential for new congregants. Bush also requests that Leeser visit him in New York to see his books, specifically mentioning a rare Talmudic lexicon, *Pahad Yitzhak*, and offering it to Leeser at a discount to help cover his debts and subscriptions to the *Occident*.

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