Letter from Simon Cohen Noot to Isaac Leeser;May 19 1853Letter from Simon ha-Cohen Noht in New York City to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated April 1853. Noht inquires about Leeser's silence, expressing concern about their friendship. He requests Leeser to print two letters: one by Abraham Benjamini concerning an examination of the children of Bnai Israel, and another by Noht himself about the establishment of a school for the children of Bnai Israel. Noht signs off as cantor and preacher of Cong. Bnai Israel.