Letter from Hayyim Malaggi;September 07, 1850 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Hayyim Malaggi;September 07, 1850

Author

Hayyim Malaggi

Date Created

7 September 1850

Location(s)

İzmir

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 4 page(s).

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Hebrew

Italian

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p34j0bh8g/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p34j0bh8g

Physical Characteristics

Unlined Paper

Wax Seal

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

Hebrew/Italian

Hebrew

Addressed on the outside to:
(in Hebrew) To the hands of the princes, the wise, the exalted, etc, in the holy congregation of Phila-delphia, God bless them all together. May they live forever and ever.
(in Italian) To the gentlemen, heads of the Israe-lite nation and the Grand Rabbi in Philadelphia.

(Hebrew)
The eve of Rosh Hashonah 1850?
Wise and understanding men, sons of Israel, merciful the sons of the merciful, that is the gentle-men, treasurers, the princes of the community who are in the congregation of Philadelphia, also the ex-alted wise men who pursue righteousness and kindness, and, at their head, the great and learned
* May God grant them everlasting life. Peace and life to you, I direct my prayer that God may extend to you many days and years of life, wealth, and the glory of children, and every thing that is good, amen. A year ago I sent you a letter and a new book, and I begged of you, that the righteous ones among you send a gift
* The name is omitted and a space left for it. This was evidently a circular letter but the writer did not know the name of the rabbi of the town.

to us. Because of two great fires which took place in our town, Ismir, we are lack-ing in everything. We have become very poor, and, especially I, suffered great losses. Five big houses which were used for houses of study, all of them filled with books, were all burned down, even the clothing and furniture, Also the dowry of two grown up daughters was burnt, and it is necessary to make everything all over again. Because of all this, I beg and implore that you, Children of Israel, have pity upon me, and, because of this, you will all earn life and children, and children's children, with great wealth and honor and strength and peace.
Hayyim Malaggi, Rabbi
Ismir is somewhere near Salonica

Identifier

LSDCBx1FF7_38

Date

1850-09-07