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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
Geography
Subjects
- Judaism -- Reform Movement -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Rabbis -- United States -- Biography
- Synagogues -- New York (State) -- Albany -- History
- Church and state -- United States
- Legal Cases
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 12, Folder 4