Letter from Morais, Sabato to Cohen, Mrs. Philadelphia, PA; Apr 1867
- Title
- Letter from Morais, Sabato to Cohen, Mrs. Philadelphia, PA; Apr 1867
- Date Created
- 23 April 1867
- Format
- 2 pages on 2 sheets
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 1, Folder 26
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3qv3cp6p/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3qv3cp6p
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx1FF26_8.xml
- content
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Dear Mrs Cohen
Saturday evening—the conclusion of the Passover of 5627
I know that if an opportunity to benefit your fellow creatures, and especially your coreligionists is offered, you will eagerly seize it; hence my request that you will kindly take with you the accompanying [crossed-out: periodical] number of the "Jewish Messenger"containing my charity sermon, in which a slight allusion is made to Mr Peabody. You may perhaps have occasion, while crossing the ocean with that philanthropist, to bring our various institutions of beneficence under his liberal notia, and be, under ?, instrumental with the help of God in awakening his tender sympathies on their behalf. I suppose you have seen the will of the late Simeon Abrahams, in which strangers to his faith are more generously remembered than his fellow-believers. We do not except expect, and scarcely can wish that christians copy his action, Yet from a a man of broad and enlightened views as the Gentleman aforenamed, some good may arise unto the house of Israel. Our sages have written that one can sometime secure to himself endless bliss, by the work of one hour. I pray that you may add
to the happiness reserved for you in a better world, by a short interview with a world renowned benefactor of the human race. I much regret not having had the pleasure of meeting you at home, when I last called in company with my wife. What I wished to say, I now write. "May He who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters" lead you and yours safely to the land of Your birth, and back again in perfect health to that of your adoption and affection.
Yours very respectfully
S. Morais
546 Nth 5th St.
April 23d 1867 - Identifier
- p3qv3cp6p
- identifier
- SMBx1FF26_8
Part of Letter from Morais, Sabato to Cohen, Mrs. Philadelphia, PA; Apr 1867
Morais, Sabato and Cohen, Mrs., “Letter from Morais, Sabato to Cohen, Mrs. Philadelphia, PA; Apr 1867”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/88748