Joseph Abraham to Isaac Leeser on the Conflict with Isaac Mayer Wise

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Letter from Joseph Abraham to Isaac Leeser discussing the actions of Isaac Mayer Wise, his political writings, and his public condemnation. Abraham recounts Wise's publication of an extra political sheet filled with "absurd nonsense" and "blackguardism," and his subsequent attempts to retract his statements. Abraham describes his procuring signatures of seven men to support his views and his eventual agreement to leave the matter to three arbitrators. Abraham details the universal condemnation Wise has faced, both from Jews and Christians, and concludes by inquiring whether Leeser received Wise's extras called "Observers."

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