Letter from Joseph Jonas to Isaac Leeser;May 17, 1852
- Title
- Letter from Joseph Jonas to Isaac Leeser;May 17, 1852
- Author
- Joseph Jonas
- Contributor
- Isaac Leeser
- Date Created
- 17 May 1852
- Format
- Letter. 2 page(s) on 4 sheet(s).
- Type
- Letter
- Language(s)
- English
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p31j97v1t/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p31j97v1t
- Physical Characteristics
- Lined Paper
- Manuscript
- content
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Cincinnati May 17. 1852.
Rev'd Isaac Leeser
Dear Sir
I wrote you near two weeks since, which suppose you have received;—since which I received your may Occident, in addition to the old list, you sent to Messrs. Hechimer & Goldsmith, & S & W Shroeder, I sent them & they were returned to me, you had better not send to nay new names, without they are sent for; or ordered through me:—I have sold 3 Prayer Books;—
Mr Rosenfeldt request me to order on from you 6 (six) dozen 'Scriptural Questions for the use of Sunday Schools' compiled by E Pike.— and 3 (three) Dozen of Mr Nathan's Road to Faith, if they can be got, 100 copies would be too many at present, the expense would have to be born by 2 or 3 Individuals, excepting those that are paid for; Mr Rosenfeldt's con-gregation provides no Teachers, (Mr Kub? having withdrawn) and our Congregation being set against it, by the pious Mr Mabzu; I have found your list of Debtors since I last wrote & will endeavor to make collections; The Sunday School still contains upwards of 100 children; The Hebrew Gentlemen's Benevolent Society, at their last Election, Elected Mosely Ezekiel Esq. President Henry Mack Esq. Vice President. Isaac Hackenberg Treasr. Henry Harris Esq. Sect.—Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Soceity PYO
No 1. Mrs. Louisa Symonds Patroness; Mrs. Simeon Moses VP. Mrs. Ferdinand Milius Treasr. & Mrs. Ab. Mrs Abm Abraham. Secy.
The other Societies being in whole or part benefit Societies and amongst the Germans. I do not know the Officers; I'll endeavor to get them and send the names on; We find it very difficult to raise funds for our new Hebrew from the Ultra Orthodox portion of our Congregation, 'tho to please them principally we have given a considerable sum extra to have no work on the Building on Hebrew.—Mr Mabzer has given us his seat, as a gift to build the new Synagogue with, (all we shall ever get from him,) and he will sit amongst the mourners &c at the bottom of the Hebrew;—Oh! Hypocrisy!!—If you send the Sunday School Books, please enclose them with the next Occidents. Messrs. Jonas Moses & Miss Phillipson send their respects.
Yours truly
Joseph Jonas - Identifier
- LSTCAT_item129
- Date
- 1852-05-17
Part of Letter from Joseph Jonas to Isaac Leeser;May 17, 1852
Joseph Jonas, “Letter from Joseph Jonas to Isaac Leeser;May 17, 1852”, 1852-05-17, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/65466