Letter from Isaac Hart to Isaac Leeser;June 03, 1856

Title: Letter from Isaac Hart to Isaac Leeser;June 03, 1856
Author: Isaac Hart
Contributor: Isaac Leeser
Location(s): New Orleans; Philadelphia
Format: Letter. 4 page(s) on 2 sheet(s).
Type: Letter
Language(s): English
Physical Characteristics: Unlined Paper; Manuscript
Is Part Of: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection
content: New Orleans June 3rd 1856 5616
Revd Isaac Leeser
Dear Sir
Below I beg to hand you lists of officers elected to serve the ensueing year of our Ladies & Gentlemens Hebrew Benevolent associations

Ladies Hebrew Ben Society
x Mrs A Haber President
Mrs C Hyams vice President
x Mrs L Goldsmith Treasurer
x Mrs M Goldsmith Secretary
x Mrs A Block
x Mrs I L Levy
x Mrs A Marxs
x Mrs A Adler
x Mrs Ed. Jacobs

x re elected

Gentlemens Hebrew Benevolent association
x Jos Simon President
Jos Cohn vice Do
x R Block Treasurer
x Jos Rosenfeld Secretary
x S Forcheimer Trustees
x L Mayer
A Levi
x J C Labatt

x re elected
I have the honor to be chairman of the Committee on “application & relief” of our widows & orphans Home & can assure you scarcely a week has passed since the opening of our Building but I have been called upon to grant admission for some poor widow or orphans the rooms are rappidly filling up & under the able management of Mrs Depass the Institution is a pleasure to visit which I am happy to inform you is the daily resort of many of our families. A school has been opend in the building a long number of school Books & other stationary provided which is under the charge of Miss Emanuel

none visit the Building but leave it with feelings of pride that such a Building & Its able management is devoted to the unfortunate. I shall rejoice if ever you favour our city with a visit to have you go through the Buildings grounds Gardens &c of the Home for Jewish widows & orphans
In a few Days I shall report all Collections with Draft for same
until then I am ever faithfully yours
Isaac Hart
The new Synagogue on Carondelet Street is progressing instruction I do not beleive it can be finishd earlier than February next I believe it is the Intention of Mr G Kursheedt & Rev J K Gutheim to visit your northern cities this Summer
Mrs Hart & family & your numerous friends join in kind regards

I would avail myself of this to name some that has paid for the Occident lately I may have named some before but when I report it may come too late for the July number so I mention them now

S & E L Levy
3.00

J K Gutheim
3.00

David Goodman
3 00

Danl Goodman
3 —

George Jonas
3

E Forcheimer
3

J. P. Abrams
3

Jos H Marks
3

Aug Block
3

Jos Simon
3 for Simon & Bro

Phil Runkel
3

Benj Florance
3

Saml Kaiser
3

Saml Gensler
3

Ed Levn & Co
3

H M Hyams
3

Lewis Goldsmith
3 —

M Goldsmith
3

Alex Phillips
3

Charles Newman
3 —

J. L. Levy
3 —

M M Simpson
3

German Congregation
$31 —
Identifier: LSKAP0260
Date: 1856-06-03

Part of Letter from Isaac Hart to Isaac Leeser;June 03, 1856

Isaac Hart, “Letter from Isaac Hart to Isaac Leeser;June 03, 1856”, 1856-06-03, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/69373