Letter from Unknown Author to Morais, Sabato. Toronto, Canada; Nov 1891 · Sabato Morais Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Unknown Author to Morais, Sabato. Toronto, Canada; Nov 1891

Author

Morais, Sabato

Date Created

2 November 1891

Location(s)

Canada -- Toronto

Canada

Format

4 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 6, Folder 12

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3rb6wn38/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3rb6wn38

Provenance

Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.

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content

Toronto 2nd Novem. 1891y.
Rev. D. D. Morais
President of the Theological Seminary of New York

Rev. sir I am a young man twenty six years of age, I have resided in Canada for the last three years, I am very anxious to become a Jewish minister, and with that object I should like to enter the Jewish theological Seminary of New York which I understand

You are the principal, I have received a fair knowledge of Hebrew Talmudic and com-mentaries, [?] have a very good sweet vioce, I think I should become proficient in my studies in the course of one year, it has always been my wish to become a minister & fervently hope that I may count upon your assistance in the matter, waiting your reply, I am Rebe, sir very Respectfuly Isaac Mirsky
N. C. I beg to refer you to Rebe,

Mr. Elzas 272 George Str, Toronto, Ont, Canada who will give testify as to my conduct and abilities hoping I will be successful in my application I. Mirsky
Please address Mr. I. Mirsky c/o 272 George Str. Toronto Ont. Canada

[Hebrew]

Identifier

p3rb6wn38

identifier

SMBx6FF12_14