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Description

Kalman Frischman writes to Isaac Leeser from Boston on December 23, 1855, detailing his hardships after immigrating from Hungary five years prior. He emphasizes the assistance he received from Jacob Sachs and his wife in Boston and his unsuccessful attempts to get his writings published by Isaac Wise in Cincinnati. The letter includes excerpts from two letters sent to Wise, one in German and another in Hebrew, along with a sample of Frischman's writing in a style similar to Ashkenazic holiday prayers. Frischman's letter also quotes extensively from the Bible.

Subjects

Immigration to the United States Jewish Life Jewish Publication

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP_NC-27

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: Kalman Frischman

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: December 23, 1855

Hebrew: י״ד בְּטֵבֵת תרט״ז

Places

From: Boston

To: Philadelphia

Languages

English Hebrew

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Frischman, Kalman, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Kalman Frischman to Isaac Leeser;December 23, 1855.” (December 23, 1855). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap_nc-27 .