A Plea for a Jewish Sculptor: Mrs. Ritterband to Isaac Leeser, December 13, 1857

Metadata

A Plea for a Jewish Sculptor: Mrs. Ritterband to Isaac Leeser, December 13, 1857

Description

Letter from Mrs. L. M. Ritterband to Isaac Leeser advocating for a Jewish sculptor, whose work she believes is not being fairly compensated because of his religion. She argues that the success of this sculptor would add to the dignity of the Jewish nation and mentions that the sculptor's work has been praised by other individuals. The letter also includes discussions about the importance of trades for Jewish youth and observations on the treatment of Jewish artisans.

Subjects

Jewish artisans Sculpture Economic inequality

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP0130

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: L. M., Mrs. Ritterband

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: December 13, 1857

Hebrew: כ״ו בְּכִסְלֵו תרי״ח

Places

From: New York City

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Ritterband, L. M., Mrs., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Mrs. L. M. Ritterband to Isaac Leeser;December 13, 1857.” (December 13, 1857). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap0130 .