Letter from Joseph Jonas to Isaac Leeser, May 17, 1852

Metadata

Letter from Joseph Jonas to Isaac Leeser, May 17, 1852

Description

Letter from Joseph Jonas of Cincinnati, Ohio to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jonas discusses sales of prayer books, orders for religious texts, the financial difficulties of the Hebrew Gentlemen's Benevolent Society and Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Society, and the challenges in raising funds for a new synagogue. He also mentions the Sunday school and its size. The letter shows the complex relationship between different Jewish communities and institutions in the mid-19th century.

Subjects

Synagogues Religious education Jewish Societies

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSTCAT_item129

Collection: The Jesselson Family Collection of Isaac Leeser Material

People

Sender: Joseph Jonas

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: May 17, 1852

Hebrew: כ״ח בְּאִיָיר תרי״ב

Places

From: Cincinnati

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Jonas, Joseph, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Joseph Jonas to Isaac Leeser;May 17, 1852.” (May 17, 1852). The Jesselson Family Collection of Isaac Leeser Material. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lstcat_item129 .