Letter from Jonas Bondi to Isaac Leeser;February 12, 1865 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Jonas Bondi to Isaac Leeser;February 12, 1865

Author

Jonas Bondi

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

12 February 1865

Location(s)

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 1 page(s) on 1 sheet(s).

Letter

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3vd6pr3r/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3vd6pr3r

Physical Characteristics

Unlined Paper

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

Wednesday 16th? Shevat(Feb), 1865
My friend and the friend of the Almighty:
I have received the manuscript but the February issue only yesterday. In January, you did not send me the usual ten copies. Of the February number, however, you must be good enough to send me at once 12-15 copies, so that I might send several to Germany on Friday. Have you no opportunity to send it along with someone as you used to? For I should be glad to come and get them if you will send me the address in New York. Otherwise, send them to my home by express, 112 West 25th ST., near 7th Avenue, but please write the address clearly. Unfortunately my speculation with my “Esther” did not succeed. You, too, did not want to support me properly. I shall therefore send you, tomorrow, the trans-lation for publication in the “Occident”, where it will therefore appear? But should like to ask that you stereotype it, but, in any case, to make of it a separate audition. You therefore need not make the “Occident” any larger.
I have so much to speak to you about, but you are so often unapproachable. I heard that you were here last Sunday at a meeting of the Delegates. I ran with my old feet to Sternberger and no one knew about you.
Here there is again a great ?. In the Henry Street synagogue they want to imitate the Green Street Synagogue and put the gentle dates on the gravestones. I am opposed and I have my reasons and my views. I shall also come in conflict with Wise on account of the burning of his heretical works. But I stand here like a lonely shrub in the wilderness. What do people say about my warning? The passage against Wise and Einhorn, you have translated exactly. I await your answer by return post.
Sincerely yours,
Jonah of the house of Bondi

Identifier

LSDCBx3FF4a_2

Date

1865-02-12