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Letter from Isaac Hart to Isaac Leeser, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 14, 1849

Three-page letter dated October 14, 1849, from Isaac Hart in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hart, a trustee of the Congregation Sherith Israel (Shanarai-Chasset), discusses the search for a new rabbi, congregational apathy, his own burdens as a trustee, and the Portuguese Congregation's criticism of Leeser's new Bible. The letter provides insight into 19th-century congregational life in New Orleans.

Associated People/Businesses

Leeser, Isaac
Hart, Isaac
LEESER, ISAAC / HART, ISAAC

Geography

New Orleans

Subjects

Rabbis
Correspondence

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 4, Folder 2