Five-page letter dated October 24, 1865, from Henry Illowy in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Illowy, the seventeen-year-old son of Rabbi Henry Illowy, rebukes Leeser for his criticism of his father and accuses Leeser of playing politics between Reform and Orthodox factions within American Judaism to maintain his position. The letter reveals tensions within American Judaism during this period.
Subject: Reform Judaism -- United States -- History -- 19th Century
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This collection comprises a selection of issues of *The Israelite*, a newspaper published in Cincinnati, Ohio, from April 12 to June 28, 1861. The issues cover Volume VII, numbers 41 through 51, with issues #44 missing. The newspaper was published by Bloch & Co. and edited by Isaac Mayer Wise. The collection includes advertisements. The issues are unbound.