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