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Letter from J. Myer to Isaac Leeser Regarding the Montgomery, Alabama Synagogue, December 6, 1848Letter from J. Myer to Isaac Leeser Regarding the Montgomery, Alabama Synagogue, December 6, 1848

A one-page letter dated December 6, 1848, from J. Myer in Montgomery, Alabama, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter discusses the election of officers and the rental of a synagogue in Montgomery. Signatories include P. Krans (VP), Emanuel Lehman (Secretary), Henry Weil (Treasurer), M. Englander (Trustee), and Charles Levy (Trustee). This letter pertains to the establishment of the first synagogue in Montgomery, Alabama, initially organized as the Orthodox Congregation Kahl Montgomery.