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Autograph Letter Signed from Isaac Mayer Wise to Rabbi Max Landsberg, July 10-13, 1871Autograph Letter Signed from Isaac Mayer Wise to Rabbi Max Landsberg, July 10-13, 1871

Autograph letter signed by Isaac Mayer Wise (1819-1900) written in German to Rabbi Max Landsberg (1845-1927) on the letterhead of *The Israelite & Die Deborah*. The verso contains Landsberg's pencil-written response to Wise. Wise questions Landsberg's signing of a petition against him at the Cincinnati rabbinical conference. The letter includes Landsberg's response. Two pages. Written in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 10th, 1871 and Rochester, NY on July 13th, 1871. Letters fully transcribed and with complete English translation.

Letter from H. A. Henry to S. Valentine, August 2, 1852Letter from H. A. Henry to S. Valentine, August 2, 1852

A one-page letter written by H. A. Henry in Syracuse, New York to S. Valentine in Charleston, South Carolina on August 2, 1852. Henry demands justice for personal slander by Isaac Leeser. This letter is part of a larger correspondence documenting a public dispute between Henry and Leeser, two prominent figures in 19th-century American Judaism.

Letter from J. Harvey to Isaac Leeser Regarding Reform Movement in Charleston, South Carolina, April 21, 1852Letter from J. Harvey to Isaac Leeser Regarding Reform Movement in Charleston, South Carolina, April 21, 1852

Three-page letter dated April 21, 1852, from J. Harvey in Charleston, South Carolina, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. Harvey proposes an editorial for publication by Leeser, discussing his perspective on the Reform Movement within the Charleston Jewish community, specifically addressing the role of women in the Sunday school and the disharmony within the congregation. The editorial includes commentary on the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim synagogue.