Letter from Samuel S. Oppenheim to Isaac Leeser;October 09, 1860 Letter from Samuel S. Oppenheim to Isaac Leeser written from London on October 9th, 1860. Oppenheim conveys season's greetings and expresses his continued enjoyment of Leeser's periodical, *The Occident*. He describes the state of various synagogues in London, noting differing levels of adherence to Orthodox practices, including the use of an organ at one synagogue and the division of services at another. He discusses the size and trends of congregations in London and Manchester, contrasting them with those in the United States. He also mentions the Sussex Hall, the Jews' College, and the health of Chief Rabbi Adler.