Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser, November 28, 1865

Metadata

Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser, November 28, 1865

Description

Three-page letter from Henry S. Jacobs of Augusta, Georgia, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jacobs discusses his efforts to expand the circulation of *The Occident*, a Jewish periodical, in rural areas. He recounts an incident where he opposed the use of a musical instrument during a Thanksgiving service, and expresses concerns about the state of religious observance in Jamaica.

Subjects

The Occident Jewish Religious observance Jamaica

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSTCAT_item100

Collection: The Jesselson Family Collection of Isaac Leeser Material

People

Sender: Henry S. Jacobs

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: November 28, 1865

Hebrew: י׳ בְּכִסְלֵו תרכ״ו

Places

From: Augusta

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Henry S. Jacobs, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser;November 28, 1865.” (November 28, 1865). The Jesselson Family Collection of Isaac Leeser Material. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lstcat_item100 .