Letter to Isaac Leeser;April 23, 1854 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter to Isaac Leeser;April 23, 1854

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

23 April 1854

Location(s)

New York City

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 4 page(s).

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

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Lined Paper

Fragment

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

New York
April 23, 54
Rabbi Leeser
Dear Sir
I forward the inclosed which I have just recieved in a letter from my brother. The prospects in Pal-estine—politically & socially are entirely favourable to agricultural persuits.
Oh can you not influence those who have the control of the funds which are intended for Palestine to direct that a portion of them be expended in employing the

poor in learning agriculture, as you propose in the Feb. no of the “Occident.”
There can be no objection. Your English brethren approve—certainly our practical & economical Americans will also. They must disearn? the great advantage of aiding their brethren to earn their own sub-sistence in preference to supporting them forever in idleness.
This place of appropriating your charities in the Holy Land, will certainly become popular in the minds of all your reflecting brethren.

but as with any other reform measure or new arrangment it will doubtless be necessary to constantly recommend and insist upon its adoption.
Dear Sir—allow me to express the hope that in view of the certainty of an ultimate success, & of the superior good to be attained, you will persevere with all possible energy & diligence until the effort you have so properly commenced is fully consumated. Until those of your brethren who leave the power, decide fully to have their funds expanded in learning the destitute in Palestine

how to maintain themselves and thus become permanently relieved from their poverty— Our colony would not desire to assume any responsibility in relation to the direction or control in the least degree of your funds, which should be continued at the disposal of the R?.
Our Farmers & Mechanics will afford the requisite instruction & gratis, until the men are sufficiently advanced to support themselves. Your Rabbis will however disburse to them their usual allowance in the form of wages, to enable them as at present to support their families while they

The above text refers to Occident Volume 12 No. 4 pages 200 through 206. Click here to view.
The above text refers to Occident Volume 11 No. 11 pages 541 through 552. Click here to view.

Identifier

LSDCBx2FF1_37

Date

1854-04-23