Two-page letter written by C. I. Eisner, Secretary of the Finance Committee of the United Hebrew Congregation in St. Louis, Missouri, to Isaac Leeser on July 20, 1858. Eisner requests Leeser's assistance in raising funds for the construction of a new synagogue through a newspaper article. He also lists the members of the Finance Committee: R. Keiler, M. Keim, and A. Fisher. The letter provides context regarding the early history of the United Hebrew Congregation, established in 1837 as the first synagogue west of the Mississippi River.
Subject: Jewish congregations -- Missouri -- St. Louis
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A one-page letter written by Isidor Bush of St. Louis, Missouri, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 8, 1853. Bush expresses his views on the state of Judaism, criticizes Leeser's views, and discusses the unification of two congregations in St. Louis into a new congregation, B'Ne-El. He also includes a request for funds for advertisements and circulars for the new temple.