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This letter describes the consecration of a new synagogue on Jackson Street in Mobile, Alabama. The writer details the building's renovations and the ceremony itself, including hymns sung, readings from scripture, and a lecture. The writer also includes excerpts from the Mobile Tribune and Mobile Daily Advertiser, reporting on the event. The letter also mentions a school for religious instruction with approximately 30 students. The writer requests books for the school's library.

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Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP20-1052

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

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Dates

Gregorian: January 01, 1853

Hebrew: כ״א בְּטֵבֵת תרי״ג

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EnglishHebrew

Citation

Please cite this item as:

“Letter;January 01, 1853.” (January 01, 1853). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap20-1052.