Three-page letter dated October 14, 1849, from Isaac Hart in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hart, a trustee of the Congregation Sherith Israel (Shanarai-Chasset), discusses the search for a new rabbi, congregational apathy, his own burdens as a trustee, and the Portuguese Congregation's criticism of Leeser's new Bible. The letter provides insight into 19th-century congregational life in New Orleans.
Subject: Synagogues -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century
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