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Esther, the Beautiful Queen: A Cantata or Short OratorioMusical score for a cantata or short oratorio titled 'Esther, the Beautiful Queen,' composed by William B. Bradbury and C.M. Cady. Published in 1856, this work is designed for musical conventions, festivals, and societies. The cantata concerns the biblical tale of Esther, Mordecai, and Haman, focusing on Esther's efforts to save the Jewish people from peril during the reign of Artaxerxes. Printed in wraps, oblong format, 88 pages.
A single-page letter written by Abraham Goldschmidt on May 7, 1865, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. Goldschmidt, writing from St. Louis, Missouri, thanks Leeser for past kindness and describes his involvement with a group of eight singers performing Hebrew readings. He also mentions losing a handkerchief at the Market Hotel and requests Leeser's assistance in retrieving it. The letter displays unique spelling, grammar, and sentence structure.
Four-page printed program for a Mendelssohn concert held at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Boston, Massachusetts, on Sunday afternoon, April 7, 1888. The concert benefited the South End Industrial School. The program includes details of the musical selections and performers.
Sheet music for "The Sorrowing Jew," written by a Friend of Israel in London and dedicated to the Ladies Jew Society of Newburyport. Published in Boston, Massachusetts in 1841, it is considered the earliest published hymn of Jewish content in America, as noted in *The Jews of Boston*, page 50. A copy is located in the Eric Mandell Library of Jewish Music at the University of Pennsylvania.