A one-page letter dated September 4, 1859, from Henry Shway to Rabbi Isaac Leeser. The letter requests that Leeser note in his publication the establishment of Beth El Hebrew Congregation in Alexandria, Virginia. The letter, written by the congregation's first secretary, lists the names of its officers. This letter was exhibited at the Virginia Historical Society and is featured in *Commonwealth & Community* on page 25.
Subject: Judaism -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- History -- 19th century
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