Letter from N. Gallinger to Isaac Leeser;September 09, 1853

Title: Letter from N. Gallinger to Isaac Leeser;September 09, 1853
Author: N. Gallinger
Contributor: Isaac Leeser
Location(s): Pittsburgh; Philadelphia
Format: Letter. 3 page(s).
Type: Letter
Language(s): English
Physical Characteristics: Manuscript
Is Part Of: The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries
content: Pittsburg September 9th 1853
Rev. Isaac Leeser
Dear Sir
I was somwatte astonished to see in News itemes, in your last Occident the Election of a = Rev. Mr Rubinson in Richmont Va. wich you announced with such pleasure to your readers,
Now sir let me tell you that about five or six wheeks ago ther was here a man who called himself Mr Rubinson Dr of Phi, at that time Mr Rubinson in presence of Rev Mr Mareuson Hasan of our congregation and Gentlemen from Cincinnati by the name of Mr Cohen Now in Philadelphia (at Mr Goldschmits Tavern) both Israelites he denied possitivly that he was no Israelite, and as he expressed himself his father a born Hebrew and has nothing to do with the Jewish Religion, and as far as I know dit not Lodge by any Hebrew here, but he dit know that ther was a Jewish benefial society her wher he applid for benefit but the Presitent of the society being apprised that he has deniet of being a Jew told him the socity was only and alone for poor Jewes, to wich he said what difference it could be to him what he was.
Now sir let me ask you if such a intivitual as the one who was here in Pittsburg should be taken up by any congregation what benefit will a congre=gation receive from such a character, that is=

the way I look at it, (as I myself hav been traveling for about seven years among Gentils but never deniet my Religion) I am only a comen man and hav verry littel or no learning, but still it strikes me and makes me feel verry anxious to see such a thing, should be true would not a congregation be better without Hasan than to have such a one
Now Mr Leeser as I know that you are a gread man for promoting Jewdism among the Jewes and that you try your best to make the Hebrew what they ought to be please and give give yourself a littel troble you will find Mr Cohen from Cincinnati in Philadelphia and inquire of him abut what I wrote above, that is if you think that I may be only a littel right, I may be wrong, that is that a men may do all those things and more too, and still may be taken up as Hasan and Lecturer in a Jewish congregation.
Dear Sir I tell you cantitly that I am ignorant in Religion matters, I think I only know our common every day practices, all I wrote you that for is that I could not help to think joust as I wrote you, your will be kind enouff and forgive my ignorence
With that I remain yours
N. Gellinger

Rev. Isaac Leeser
No 371 Walnut Street
Philadelphia
Pa

The above text refers to Occident Volume 10 No. 6 page 328. Click here to view.
Identifier: LSDCBx1FF10_55
Date: 1853-09-09

Part of Letter from N. Gallinger to Isaac Leeser;September 09, 1853

N. Gallinger, “Letter from N. Gallinger to Isaac Leeser;September 09, 1853”, 1853-09-09, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/68870