Report on Benevolent Societies and the Widows' and Orphans' Home in New Orleans

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Report on Benevolent Societies and the Widows' and Orphans' Home in New Orleans

Description

Letter from Isaac Hart in New Orleans to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated June 3, 1856. Hart reports on the newly elected officers of the Ladies and Gentlemen's Hebrew Benevolent Associations in New Orleans. He details the activities of the Home for Jewish Widows and Orphans, including the opening of a school within the building. He also mentions the progress of a new synagogue on Carondelet Street and provides a list of subscribers to *The Occident*.

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Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP0260

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: Isaac Hart

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: June 03, 1856

Hebrew: כ״ט בְּאִיָיר תרט״ז

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Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Isaac Hart, Isaac Leeser. Letter from Isaac Hart to Isaac Leeser;June 03, 1856.” (June 03, 1856). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap0260 .