Letter from Ansel Leo and David Schlesinger to Isaac Leeser;March 21, 1853 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Ansel Leo and David Schlesinger to Isaac Leeser;March 21, 1853

Author

Ansel Leo | David Schlesinger

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Location(s)

New York City

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 4 page(s).

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Hebrew

Physical Characteristics

Wax Seal

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

New York 144 Thompson St
March 21st 5613. 1853
Dear Sir/
The sealed enclosure addressed to you my Brother brought from California and the German paper is an extract from a Letter recd by a resident of New York it was given to me by a very respectable and truthful man who wishes you to translate and insert it the “Occident” I believe there is much truth in what is said concerning the Hebrew but of course you will exercise your own discretion— wishing you every happiness you yourself desire I am yours faithfully
Ansel Leo
To
Revd Isaac Leeser

Revd Isaac Leeser
371—Walnut St
Philadelphia

Hebrew
? Adolph Back
275 William st:
N. Y.

Yiddish
copy
My dear friend Herr Bach,
Large orders for Tifillin and Mazuzot come over from there*, and people send out such as are for the most part improper. The leather for the thongs of the T'fillin is bought here form such animals which are forbidden in the Torah. In the same way, they make the cases for the T'fillin for head and arm in an improper manner. Much less can the Parashoth contained in them be Kosher since the scribe has them printed and sells a complete pair of T'fillin for 6 or 6 ½ groshen. Therefore, I think it would be a great “Mitzva” to have it announced there among the pious and whole hearted that whatever T'fillin and Mezuzot arrive there, without the seal of a legi-timate court, should not be accepted as Kosher, and that a legitimate court will take care that T'fillin and Mezuzot as well as Torahs should be sent out in a Kosher fashion.
Your friend who blesses you and your house with all good
David Schlesinger
Dayyau of Breslau
*America, presumably
“Judge”

Identifier

LSDCBx1FF10_17

Date

1853-03-21