A handwritten letter dated March 21, 1853, from D. Feldenheimer of Petersburg, Virginia, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. Feldenheimer requests that Leeser publish his marriage announcement in the next issue of *The Occident*, a prominent American Jewish periodical. The letter is written in broken English with some misspellings.
Subject: American Jewish periodicals
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A half-page letter dated January 16, 1852, from Robert Lyon, publisher of the Asmonean (a weekly English publication), in New York City to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. Lyon requests Leeser to place an advertisement for the Asmonean in the Occident.
A 2 1/2-page letter written by Sophie Waldon Cohen in San Francisco on May 29, 1862, to Isaac Leeser. Cohen sends Leeser an article she authored, requesting its publication in the *Occident*. She also asks Leeser to typeset the Hebrew words in Hebrew letters and mentions sending a copy of the article to Rabbi Eckman of the *Gleaner* for publication. Cohen requests copies of the *Occident* once the article is printed. A postscript identifies her as the wife of Jas. Cohen, who previously corresponded with Leeser from Auburn, California, regarding Chinese Jews. The article mentioned in the letter is not included.
Issue of the Occident and American Jewish Advocate newspaper, published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 17, 1861. The newspaper features news, articles, and advertisements related to the Jewish community in the United States.
This archival record contains a piece of proof for a letter by Dr. Illowy intended for publication in *The Occident*, a prominent 19th-century American Jewish periodical. The proof shows corrections, which are not in the handwriting of Isaac Leeser, the editor of *The Occident*. The handwriting is possibly that of Sherman, the printer. The item was discovered among other materials related to Isaac Leeser. The image shows a portion of a printed page, displaying the letter's text with handwritten annotations. The style of the text suggests the typical layout and typography of a 19th-century newspaper. The back of this proof is NOT ENOUGH INFO.
Bound volume of The American Israelite, a weekly newspaper published in Cincinnati, Ohio, from July 1, 1870 to June 30, 1871. Published by Bloch & Co., this volume contains 52 issues and includes advertisements. The newspaper was later library-bound and conserved circa 1970.
Full-page memorial to Isaac Leeser in the Jewish Messenger, published February 7, 1868, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York, New York. The newspaper includes contributions by S.M. Isaacs.
Issue of *The Occident and American Jewish Advocate*, a periodical newspaper published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 7, 1861. This issue is Volume XVIII, Number 46.
This collection contains five issues of *The Occident*, a 19th-century American Jewish monthly magazine edited by Isaac Leeser. The issues included are June-July 1855, January 1856, February 1856, May 1867, and September 1867. Each issue is in its original wrappers.