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
- Format
- Letter. 4 page(s) on 2 sheet(s).
- Type
- Letter
- Language(s)
- English
- Physical Characteristics
- Unlined Paper
- Manuscript
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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