Growth of the United Hebrew Congregation of St. Louis, 1849

Metadata

Growth of the United Hebrew Congregation of St. Louis, 1849

Description

Letter from Henry Meyers, secretary of the United Hebrew Congregation of St. Louis, to Isaac Leeser. Meyers describes the rapid growth of his congregation, noting that attendance at recent holidays numbered between 500 and 600 people. He praises the congregation's new minister, Reverend Nathan Davidson, for his skills as a preacher, cantor, and ritual slaughterer (shochet). He also mentions the recent founding of a new German synagogue and two flourishing benevolent societies in St. Louis. The letter is written in a formal style and expresses the writer's pride in the accomplishments of his community.

Subjects

United Hebrew Congregation (St. Louis) Reverend Nathan Davidson Growth of Jewish congregations in the United States

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP0106

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: Henry Myers

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: November 06, 1849

Hebrew: כ״א בְּחֶשְׁוָן תר״י

Places

From: St. Louis

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Henry Myers, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Henry Myers to Isaac Leeser;November 06, 1849.” (November 06, 1849). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap0106 .