Letter from C. Nussbaum to Isaac Leeser;February 1849 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from C. Nussbaum to Isaac Leeser;February 1849

Author

C. Nussbaum

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Location(s)

New York City

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 3 page(s).

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Physical Characteristics

Manuscript

content

German and Yiddish
N.Y. Friday Pericofe ?
(December) February 1849.
Revd. Leeser, Philadelphia:
In the last number of the “Occident,” I notice an article signed with the name “Ayala Sh'lucha” ( ). I also noticed my name mentioned in an article in the last number of your valued magazine, with the signature “Ayala Sh'lucha” (in connection with this one may well add the closing phrase, “Who gives forth beautiful words”)*. For this mention I want to express my thanks to you for your defense of me against the attacks in certain ? issues of the “Hasmonean”. It was at this time that I first became aware that you are the second one who did not overlook my the insult to me. You were good enough to send the number containing your defense, whereas the first one who de-fended me in the “Hasmonean,” signed with the name “Ashkenazi,”still remains unknown to me. Just why you as well the other fighter preferred to remain unknown, I cannot explain. The men of action and pious people of old used to sign their names openly in the course of a struggle. If I did not
*Genesis 49.21

thank you until now, it is because I was afraid of hurting your feelings, but I have always valued your attitude. That I want you to know, since your magazine takes the middle road as its tendency. I repeat what I have once remarked to you that it would be much more useful for your magazine to be a weekly instead of a monthly.
Along with this, I want to ask you to include in the next number the following notice, “Ethrogim and Lulabim From Italy, as a Title, from C. Nussbaum, 187 Rivington St. are to be had Settrogim and lulabim from Italy.
German Advertisement
Double lines inserted here to divide letter from the following
If you can send me your prayer-books of the German ritual and the pentateuchs, unbound at a low price, I should like to order some from you. Please let me know the exact price of the above, both cheaply and elegantly bound.

Respectfully,
C. Nussbaum
Since I cannot obtain a number of your magazine, please do not forget it or put it aside, so that it might be left out. If you would order something for me, or use your influence in my favor, I shall be obliged to you.

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LSDCBx1FF6_11