Letter from Levy, J. Leonard to Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA; Sep 1893
- Title
- Letter from Levy, J. Leonard to Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA; Sep 1893
- Date Created
- 13 September 1893
- Format
- 4 pages on 4 sheets
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 7, Folder 3
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3qf8k439/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3qf8k439
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx7FF3_4.xml
- content
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Rev. Dr S. Morais
5th St near Green St
Philadelphia
From
1607 Diamond St.
1607 Diamond St.
Philadelphia
Sept. 13th 1893
My dear Dr Morais
I have enclosed a couple of clippings from a London paper that may prove of interest to you.
The epitaph is certainly ingenious as well as original, & the other cutting tells us a delightful bit of news about the old sacred building.
The conflagation referred to destroyed a great deal of property on St. Mary Ave., Bury St & Bevis Marks.
With kindest regards & best wishes for [Hebrew] from Yrs. sincerely J. Leonard Levy.
[Hebrew]
Ah! l'uom [Hebrew]
misero è, [Hebrew]
se notte, e di, [Hebrew]
pene, e lai, [Hebrew]
oime! [Hebrew]
suol cibar [Hebrew]
Chi nasce muor;[Hebrew]
Animati, [Hebrew]
a voi giammai [Hebrew]
avvenga mal; [Hebrew]
ah! che passo! [Hebrew]
The ancient place of worship of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in Bevis Marks had last week, owing to the great conflagration in its immediate vicinity, a very narrow escape from destruction by fire, and that close upon the anniversary of the loss of the Second Temple. The construction of the present Portuguese Synagogue was commenced in 1699 on a plot of land for which a lease was obtained from the owners, Sir Thomas and Lady Ann Pointz. Subsequently this leasehold was converted into a freehold. The new synagogue was consecrated in 1702, and it is curious to recollect that at that time the Jews received several proofs of friendship from Christians. In the first place, it is related that the reigning sovereign, Queen Anne, presented the Jews with a beam, which is still found on the roof of the Bevis Marks Synagogue. It is also recorded that the builder, a too scrupulous Quaker, returned to the Sephardic authorities a sum equal to the profits he would realize under the contract. He would not retain for his own use any of the coin intended for the erection of a Temple of God. - Identifier
- p3qf8k439
- identifier
- SMBx7FF3_4
Part of Letter from Levy, J. Leonard to Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA; Sep 1893
Levy, J. Leonard and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Levy, J. Leonard to Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA; Sep 1893”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/87853