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Letter from Moses N. Nathan to Isaac Leeser, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, April 1865

A six-page letter written by Reverend Moses N. Nathan from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, to Reverend Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa April 1865. The letter discusses Nathan's wife's illness, a Rabbinic debate with Leeser concerning Bar Mitzvah training, and the challenges of navigating Reform Jewish ideas in St. Thomas and Curaçao.

Associated People/Businesses

Leeser, Isaac
LEESER, ISAAC / NATHAN, RABBI MOSES N.

Geography

Saint Thomas

Subjects

Reform Judaism
Bar mitzvah

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 4, Folder 1