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Letter from Isaac Mayer Wise to Isaac Leeser Regarding Congregation Beth-El of Albany, May 18, 1851

Two-page letter (8" x 12") from Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise of Albany, New York to Rabbi Isaac Leeser of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated May 18, 1851. The letter details Wise's legal victory against Louis Spanier following a physical altercation at Congregation Beth-El of Albany. Wise outlines his seven-point legal victory, including a charge of "guilty of assault and battery committed on a minister in the pulpit in presence of his congregation." This letter is one of three in this collection that document the "Congregation Beth-El of Albany Affair."

Associated People/Businesses

Leeser, Isaac
Wise, Isaac Mayer, 1819-1900
Congregation Beth El (Albany, N.Y.)
LEESER, ISAAC / WISE, ISAAC MAYER

Geography

Albany

Subjects

No subjects available.

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 12, Folder 4