Letter from Phillips, Mr. to Morais, Sabato. Brooklyn, NY; Jul 1888 · Sabato Morais Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title: Letter from Phillips, Mr. to Morais, Sabato. Brooklyn, NY; Jul 1888
Author: Phillips, Mr.; Morais, Sabato
Date Created: 16 July 1888
Location(s): United States -- New York -- Brooklyn; United States -- New York
Format: 2 pages on 1 sheet
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?
Language(s): English
Source: Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies; Sabato Morais Collection, Box 4, Folder 11
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Provenance: Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
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content: 116 Cumberland St
Brooklyn July 16th 1888
Rev Dr S. Morais
Dear Sir
Through the efforts of our Minister Mr Friedlander the Board of Trustees has called a special congregational meeting which is to be held next Sunday, the 22nd Inst in the School room corner Boerum Place & State St to treat upon the question whether to abolish the pews of our Cong, which has been established in our Cong, since the year 1880 or remain as it is now.
And knowing you as the illustrious leader of all the orthodox Rabbis in America, and our Congregation professing to be orthodox, I, with

the advice of our minister & the board of Trustees, beg to request your presence at the said meeting.
please let me know either of your acceptance or of your declination of the invitation and oblige yours Respectfully Mr. Phillips Presnt of Cong Baith Israel Brooklyn Per J. K. Stenchever
Identifier: p3td9nt6h
identifier: SMBx4FF11_18