A one-page letter written by Daniel Stein from Wheeling, West Virginia to Isaac Leeser on March 21, 1854. Stein describes Jewish communal activities in Wheeling, including the election of Joel Eppinger as the congregation's shochet, hazzan, and teacher. He notes that the congregation, formed in 1849 as a cemetery association, has 25 to 30 members.
Subject: Religious life -- West Virginia -- Wheeling
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