Letter from Rabonowitz, A. to Morais, Sabato. New York, NY; Mar 1884
- Title
- Letter from Rabonowitz, A. to Morais, Sabato. New York, NY; Mar 1884
- Date Created
- 24 March 1884
- Format
- 4 pages on 1 sheet
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 3, Folder 6
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3pk07m8w/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3pk07m8w
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx3FF6_14.xml
- content
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March 24th 1884
New York
Rev. Dr Moris
Dear Sir
It was through your kind intercession that I received an engagement as principal Hebrew master of the Free school of London. I am at present in a much worse position than I have been at that time & muc much more in need of your charitable, & benevolent interposition. I have no doubt that you will not hesitate to interfere in my behalf.
I was obliged to leave London on account of the climate which in-jured my health greatly.
I went from there to Paris where I remained until
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the persecution against the Jews of Russia broke out.
It was there that my brother a student of that country and quite a distinguished journalist urged me to go to the U.S. & devote my time & my experience to the cause of the persecuted. In complying with his request I have brought upon myself so much misery & humiliation that it makes me involuntarily regret to ever have been engaged in the good cause. I was a member of the first colony established in Luisiana which so miserably perished in its infancy.
I am at present in New York without a position & without means. You will oblige me very much by recommending me for some position in my branch.
Besides my knowledge of the Hebrew & the
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Talmud I speak german French & English quite fluently.
I think I could boldly undertake to preach in English if insisted upon.
I should willingly come to Philadelphia to talk to you personally about it but unfortunately I have not the means to do so & I am even in debt for a few dollars. I have als[o?] appealed to Dr Jastrow for that purpose. You would oblige me by communicating with him on that subject.
Hoping you will with your habitual [?] & complaisance exercise your influence in behalf of a fellow man in distress, I remain
Most sincerely yours
A. Rabinowitz
My address is as follows
A. Rabinowitz
care of S. Graboff
79 Chatham Street
New York - Identifier
- p3pk07m8w
- identifier
- SMBx3FF6_14
Part of Letter from Rabonowitz, A. to Morais, Sabato. New York, NY; Mar 1884
Rabonowitz, A. and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Rabonowitz, A. to Morais, Sabato. New York, NY; Mar 1884”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/89587