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Letter from Moses Ehrlich to Isaac Leeser Regarding Judah Touro's Bequest, May 3, 1854

A one-page letter dated May 3, 1854, from Moses Ehrlich in Boston, Massachusetts, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter discusses the controversy surrounding Judah Touro's bequests and the conflict between recently arrived Eastern European Jews and the German Jewish establishment in Philadelphia. Ehrlich requests Leeser to publish congregational resolutions related to the dispute and to intervene with the estate's executors.

Associated People/Businesses

Leeser, Isaac
Ehrlich, Moses
LEESER, ISAAC / EHRLICH, MOSES / Touro, Judah

Geography

Boston
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania

Subjects

Inheritance and succession

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 4, Folder 3