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Letter from Isaac Mayer Wise to Isaac Leeser Regarding the Congregation Beth-El Affair in Albany, New York, September 8, 1850

Two-page letter written by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise of Albany, New York to Rabbi Isaac Leeser of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 8, 1850. The letter details the events surrounding a conflict at Congregation Beth-El in Albany, including a physical altercation, the involvement of the sheriff, and the subsequent formation of a new congregation, Anshe Emeth. Wise requests that Leeser publish an announcement in the Occident about the new congregation and the resolution of the conflict.

Associated People/Businesses

Leeser, Isaac
Wise, Isaac Mayer, 1819-1900
Congregation Beth-El
LEESER, ISAAC /WISE, ISAAC MAYER

Geography

Albany

Subjects

Reform Judaism

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 12, Folder 4