Letter from J. Englhart, C. Koch, G.A. Davis, D. Cauffman, David Henfer, Samuel Loeb, F.J. Cohn, A. Schwab, and Anshe Chesed Congregation to Isaac Leeser;September 12, 1852
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- Letter from J. Englhart, C. Koch, G.A. Davis, D. Cauffman, David Henfer, Samuel Loeb, F.J. Cohn, A. Schwab, and Anshe Chesed Congregation to Isaac Leeser;September 12, 1852
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Israelites of Cleveland
To the Editor of the Occident.
In reference to the report concerning the Israelitish ? ? congregation of Cleveland, Ohio in No 6 ? of the Occident we request you to notice a designed ? of your reporter B. L. F. Mr Isidor Kalisch who has been educated as Rabbi in the highest Yeshiboth under the highest Talmudical authorities, and as a theologian with universities of Berlin & Breslaw, who moreover was a contributor to various learned periodicals in German, is among ? not only Hazan, but likewise, Rabbi, Preacher, and religious instructor. We who are thoroughly acquainted with the officers of both the congregation of this place promise you speedily a detailed statement of the rise and development of the same. In conclusion we cannot avoid expres-sing our surprise, that you Mr Editor, who ought to be acquainted with our congregational affairs no less than with Mr Kalisch who was lately your correspondent for the Occident, should have known better how to appreciate his services, that to accept the communication of B. L. F. which contains ? misrepresen-tations and is intended merely to praise himself, without correcting the same. In the hope that you will insert this letter at once in the Occident we remain respectfully yours.
J. Englhart President
C Koch Vice President
G A Davis Treasurer
D Cauffman
David Henfer
Samuel Loeb Trustees
F. J. Cohn
A Schwab let President of Israeli ? Israel congrn.
Cleveland Sep 12. 5612
Not by the Editor. We indeed discovered that B. L. F. wished to place his own labours somewhat prominently before the public; but this we did not deem any insult to Mr Kalisch; as little as the statement that he was Hazan and Teacher, as we have in our own person filled both these functions, and were nevertheless the preacher of the older congregation of Philadelphia for twenty years, without any other title than Heizan, To be ? preaching was gratuitous, and was not ? in the contract which was drawn up by the managers of the congregation, but ? there is no insult in one being called the Hazan of any public body, especially in America when, until the arrival of Rabbi A. Rice of Baltimore not long since it was the highest ecclessiastical title among us. We have borne it for upward of twenty one years, and thought it no degradation, though we occasionally acted as Rabbi & preached not a few sermons, with what success is not for us to say. ? we must that on friends at Cleveland will discharge us from any ? of slighting them or Mr Kalisch, when contributors we have from time to time inserted in the Occident ? have thing we must state, that if Mr K should be attacked hereafter (but not in the Occident as our work has a higher aim than destroying observation,) it will be his own fault for his extremely injurious course in the divine case, since he has not ? till he succeeded in appearing before the public in the Asmonean as the accuser of Mr Joseph Levy. For our part we are tired of the controversy it is a subject for a Hebrew (Question) to the highest authorities in Europe; and we will abide by their decision; but no man who understands the nature of Jewish jurisprudence will for a moment contend that either Plain dealer, Asmonean or Occident is a proper vehicle to
The above text refers to Occident Volume 10 No. 6 pages 305 through 308. Click here to view. - Identifier
- LSDCBx1FF9_55
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- 1852-09-12
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J. Englhart | C. Koch | G.A. Davis | D. Cauffman | David Henfer | Samuel Loeb | F.J. Cohn | A. Schwab | Ohio) Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, “Letter from J. Englhart, C. Koch, G.A. Davis, D. Cauffman, David Henfer, Samuel Loeb, F.J. Cohn, A. Schwab, and Anshe Chesed Congregation to Isaac Leeser;September 12, 1852”, 1852-09-12, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/67479