Letter from Jonas Bondi to Isaac Leeser;March 02, 1860 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Jonas Bondi to Isaac Leeser;March 02, 1860

Author

Jonas Bondi

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

2 March 1860

Location(s)

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 2 page(s) on 2 sheet(s).

Letter

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Hebrew

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3fn1182x/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3fn1182x

Physical Characteristics

Lined Paper

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

Friday 8th of Adar (March),
1860.
To my friend, etc.
Dear Friend,
I am much indebted for your few lines. The sermon is very well translated. It will be noticed I am proud to say it is no worse than that of Einhorn whose first address inclined towards Coverservatism - “and before a blind man do not set a stumbling block.”* There-fore should be met half-way from the Conservative side. That is why I must insist that you print my article in German at once, and, at the same time, improve it. If I send you the article at the same time as the sermon, it is only because they belong together. I depend upon it. You see to what extent Wise takes him under his wing ? Here Wise caused a great deal of harm among the Jews of all classes. That is why such an answer must be made. What is worse, Wise is already blank That is why you must call this to people's attention.
My friend, the deed is more important than the doer. If you want to arrange for my lecture, speak to the directors, but with my honor and the honor of the Torah in mind. I am at your
* Leviticus

disposal. I want to speak either about Esther or the Second Temple.
I beg of you to send one under separate cover, 5 or 10 copies of The “Occi-dent” nos. 47-49.
I am writing about you to Europe and because of the approaching Sabbath I must stop.
Your friend,
Jonah Bondi

Identifier

LSDCBx3FF4a_29

Date

1860-03-02