Subject: Synagogues -- Alabama -- Mobile

Four-page letter written by D. Salomon of Mobile, Alabama, on January 4, 1846, to Isaac Leeser. Salomon describes the consecration of Shaari Shomayin Synagogue in Mobile, his discourse at the ceremony, and discusses Leeser's requests for funds for the Jewish Publication Society and space in *The Occident* for Salomon's "Short Sermons."

This four and a half page letter (7.5" x 10") was written by Israel De Horta (?) on March 12, 1853, in Mobile, Alabama, and addressed to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. The letter includes a handwritten copy of a report from the Mobile Daily Observer (March 12, 1853) on the consecration of Congregation Sha'arai Shomayim's new synagogue building, along with commentary on seating arrangements, the cost of carpeting, and the religious school. De Horta explains that he did not send internal affairs to Robert Lyon at the Asmonea, only sending the article from the Mobile Daily Observer, believing Leeser would have sufficient information for the public. The letter concludes with a request for books and a list of 30 religious school children by age. A note in cursive Hebrew is also present. The letter is written on notes for the minutes on the consecration of the new building, suggesting De Horta sent relevant pages from his copybook before adding the letter itself. The letter provides details about the growth and development of the Congregation Sha'arai Shomayim in Mobile, Alabama, mentioning its previous location and its first rabbi, Benjamin da Silva.

A one and a half page letter written in German from W. Frohlichstein, Secretary of Congregation Dorshey Zedek in Mobile, Alabama, to Isaac Leeser on February 3, 1856. The letter transmits the minutes of the congregation's meeting, lists elected officers, and details the presentation of gifts to Rev. J. Epstein. The letter provides insight into the early history of the congregation and its relationship with the broader Jewish community.