Appeal for a Permanent Relief Fund for Palestine

Metadata

Appeal for a Permanent Relief Fund for Palestine

Description

Letter from Rabbi Joseph Schwarz and Rabbi Jadok Levy to the Friends of the Israelites of Palestine, dated August 1849 (13 Elul 5609). The letter describes the dire conditions of Jews in Palestine and requests aid for the impoverished Jewish communities in Jerusalem, Hebron, Tiberias, and Safed. It proposes establishing a permanent relief fund through free-will offerings, annual collections, and regular contributions to alleviate the situation, and suggests distributing the funds impartially amongst those in need.

Subjects

Fundraising Palestine Jewish communities in Palestine

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP0295

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: Joseph Schwarz , Jadok, Rabbi Levy

Recipient: The Friends of the Israelites of Palestine

Dates

Gregorian: August 31, 1849

Hebrew: י״ג בֶּאֱלוּל תר״ט

Places

From: New York City

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Joseph Schwarz, Levy, Jadok, Rabbi, The Friends of the Israelites of Palestine. “Letter from Joseph Schwarz and Rabbi Jadok Levy to The Friends of the Israelites of Palestine;August 31, 1849.” (August 31, 1849). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap0295 .