Yiddish broadside announcing a public meeting at the National Bank Hall, 203 Pine Street, Philadelphia, on December 31, 1891, at 7 PM. The meeting was called to discuss an urgent letter from Rabbi Joshua Leib Diskin regarding the solicitation of funds for Kollel America. The call was issued in the name of Philadelphia's rabbinate. The broadside mentions Kollel America of Rebbe Meir Ba'al ha-Nes, which solicited funds for the poor of Eretz Israel.
Subject: Eretz Israel
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A handwritten letter from Philip J. Joachimson to the Chief Rabbis in Eretz Israel, dated September 19, 1880. The letter expresses gratitude for New Year greetings and conveys warm regards to the rabbis, their families, and congregations. Joachimson also mentions his continued prayers for Eretz Israel and requests that the letter be shown to Rabbi Avraham Eisenstein and other friends in Jerusalem. The letter is written in English with some Hebrew and consists of three leaves, 35.5 cm, sewn and glued at the top. It shows signs of age, including stains, folding marks, and minor tears.
Ledger and journal of Rabbi Abraham Nissan Weinstein (Ashkenazi), a Jewish emissary (Shadar) traveling from the Land of Israel to California in 1861. This ledger meticulously records his travels, transactions, and the sale of religious books and ritual objects from Liverpool to the East Coast, Midwest, and finally California. The record includes testimonials from American rabbis and documents the establishment of an "Ohavei Zion - Friends of Zion Society" in San Francisco to support the impoverished community in Eretz Israel. The ledger contains 23 pages (excluding blanks) and is unbound. Some staining and wear are present.
A Hebrew letter dated 18 Shevat 1850, written from Amsterdam by Jakob Meir Lehren and Zalman Rubens of the Pekidim ve-ha-amarkalim Society to Yitzchak Dov HaLevi Bamberger and Abraham Wechsler. The letter discusses issues with a charity collector misappropriating funds intended for indigent Jews in Eretz Israel, disputes between Sephardic and Ashkenazic agents collecting funds in America, and the death of a collector sent by Chief Rabbi Chaim Abraham Gaguin. It also requests that R. Bamberger not issue a proclamation against the organization's collectors. The letter is four pages long, written in Hebrew.
A letter written by William Morrison Engles to Isaac Leeser on June 25, 1854, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Engles forwards letters concerning the American agricultural mission near Jaffa, including one from the son of Rabbi Jechiel Cohen to his father, who was on a fundraising mission in the United States. The letter is noteworthy for addressing Leeser as "Rabbi Leeser," and for its context within the larger story of 19th-century Jewish communities in Eretz Israel facing poverty and missionary efforts.