Letter from Blumenthal, Joseph to Morais, Sabato. New York, NY; Dec 1891
- Title
- Letter from Blumenthal, Joseph to Morais, Sabato. New York, NY; Dec 1891
- Date Created
- 8 December 1891
- Format
- 4 pages on 2 sheets
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 6, Folder 12
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- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3mp4w65v/manifest.json
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- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3mp4w65v
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
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- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx6FF12_20.xml
- content
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JOSEPH BLUMENTHAL,
President.
151 EAST 73D STREET.
Jewish Theological Seminary Association.
New York, Dec 8th 1891
My dear Dr
I have delayed answering your last letter, that I might consult my fellow Trustees as to the two boys who are under your tuition & supervision in Philadelphia--your suggestion meets with the unanimous approval of the Trustees who were present at our meeting last evening, but as you no doubt contemplate, they must regard themselves as students in Seminary, and know that the help they get comes from the Seminary--in other words that they belong to Seminary, but are for the present at least, to remain in your city, and under your charge &c--I suppose $5--a month for each will do to begin with-- please let me know as to that, and kindly give me their names, age, residence &c--If this is satisfactory I will send you check on the 1st of each month--Referring to your letter of some months back, wherein you stated that you had obtained the membership of the society "Bickur Cholim" of your city, they to pay $15--may I say
that every congregational member, including all in your city, have and are paying their contribution directly to the secy or Treasurer here--if you can get them to do the same, it would be preferable. I enclose you the notice to them as to delegate &c--I have lately made another effort to get a pass for you between Phil & this city-- I am assured that while this cannot be had, that you will be notified by Phil office of the Penn RR, that whenever you wish to come here, you can get a pass here and back--have you heard anything as to it--please let me know-- It seems our lecture course will fall through-- I think it is a mistake, as it would give us some notice in the public eye, and interest the ministers &c--At our meeting last night we resolved to have a joint meeting within a few weeks, of our Trustees and the Ministers of our Advisory Board, who have been lately perhaps too much ignored--we would very much like to have you attend such meeting--also if possible Dr Cohen--the securing of a suitable and permanent home we are all agreed on, is the great and immediate necessity--that will at once be undertaken--we thought to have the meeting on Monday evening Dec 21st--could
not you manage to come and [?] over night, and also Dr Cohen--will you consult with him as to it--or if any other time suits you better, we will try to arrange it, only that Sunday the Ministers have their Sunday Schools &c, and possibly a funeral--If you could let me know at any time when you visit here, I will be at my office or meet you at Seminary-- In relation to the Books that are coming from Italy, Dr D will look after same-- I understand that Speaker does not attend any more lessons--he is however still teaching-- according to our rules the Examination of Students for promotion &c, shall take place the last week in December--what has been done as to it--we might combine that with the meeting if you could so arrange it--it is impossible as you know to do it properly at one session- we might have part of it on Sunday & rest on Monday afternoon--it is only once a year & most important, and if you could stay
here from Sunday noon, until Tuesday morning or late Monday night, much, very much, good could be accomplished--you can be guest of Dr Mendes or mine--please do not say you cannot--if it were in Chicago or at any great distance you would not think of getting back same day--it would give you an opportunity of thoroughly examining students not only but the methods of the Teachers, and be very useful in many ways.
You see I have gone fully into many topics--please at your leisure, let me know as to each and all of them--The great hurry we have always had to do the examining &c in, should be avoided--At least once a year full and careful attention should be given to every phase and branch of the studies and to methods and results of teaching-- Please think over this carefully--I hope you are enjoying good health &c Truly Yours Joseph Blumenthal - Identifier
- p3mp4w65v
- identifier
- SMBx6FF12_20
Part of Letter from Blumenthal, Joseph to Morais, Sabato. New York, NY; Dec 1891
Blumenthal, Joseph and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Blumenthal, Joseph to Morais, Sabato. New York, NY; Dec 1891”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/84973