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Description

Letter written in Hebrew and English from Raphael Judah in Jaffa, Ottoman Palestine to the "princes and officers of the cities of America." Judah describes his efforts to establish agricultural opportunities for Jews in the Holy Land, facing financial hardship and the loss of mules. He requests continued support, possibly financial or in the form of tools, to complete building projects and provide livelihoods. He offers to send ethrogim (citrons) from the Holy Land as a token of gratitude.

Subjects

Jewish agriculture in Palestine Jewish emigration Philanthropy

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP_NC-19

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: Raphael Judah

Recipient: —

Dates

Gregorian:

Hebrew: Unknown

Places

From: Jaffa

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Judah, Raphael. “Letter from Raphael Judah;February 1854.” (). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap_nc-19 .