Letter from Emil Oppenheim to Isaac Leeser, December 15, 1856

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A four-page letter written in German and Hebrew from Emil Oppenheim in Danville, Pennsylvania to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 15, 1856. Oppenheim discusses the flourishing state of his congregation, the loss of members, and seeks Leeser's opinion on a question of Jewish law concerning a verse in the Torah portion Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-50:26) and the interpretation of a passage related to Joseph, his father, and his wife. He also inquires about the renewal of a subscription to a publication (possibly "Occidents") and the progress of a B'nai B'rith lodge.

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