Letters of Certain Jews to Monsieur Voltaire: Containing an Apology for Their Own People and for the Old Testament; 3rd American Edition, 1848

Third American edition of "Letters of Certain Jews to Monsieur Voltaire," published in Cincinnati in 1848. This book contains letters purportedly written by Jews in response to Voltaire's critiques of Judaism and the Old Testament. The introduction notes testimony from J. Jonas, President of the Holy Congregation of the Children of Israel in Cincinnati. The original work, though presented as a Jewish defense, was actually authored by the Christian apologist Antoine Guenee and published in a translation by Philip Lefanu in Dublin in 1777. The book explores the historical debate surrounding Voltaire's views on Judaism and the complexities of interpreting his writings.

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  • LEFANU, REV. PHILIP D.D.

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