Fragment of a Newspaper Clipping on Proselytes from The Occident

Metadata

Fragment of a Newspaper Clipping on Proselytes from The Occident

Description

This is a fragment of a news clipping. There are notes (not in English) in both margins. The letter discusses proselytes and their acceptance into the Jewish faith, referencing Ezra and Iben Ezra. The author expresses hope that the letter will change opinions concerning proselytes. The letter fragment is from *The Occident*, Vol. XXIII, No. 1 (April 1865), p. 30-33.

Subjects

Proselytes Jewish law Conversion to Judaism

Other Details

Type: Miscellaneous

Identifier: LSKAP_New_18

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

People: Bernard Illowy , Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: April 19, 1865

Hebrew: כ״ג בְּנִיסָן תרכ״ה

Places

From: New Orleans

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Bernard Illowy, Isaac Leeser. “Dr. Illowy writing to Leeser, 1865.” (April 19, 1865). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap_new_18 .