Letter from A. I. H. Bernal to [Recipient Name Unknown] Regarding Rabbi Isaac Wise's Visit to Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1855

A one and one-quarter page letter written circa 1855 by A. I. H. Bernal in Louisville, Kentucky, detailing Rabbi Isaac Wise's visit to the city. Bernal, the teacher at Congregation K. K. Adas Israel, describes the inroads of Reform Judaism and the challenges faced by the congregation, including internal conflicts with a faction referred to as "Gerstle." The letter highlights tensions between traditional and reform Jewish practices, financial difficulties, and the challenges of maintaining a Sabbath school in the face of competition and changing religious attitudes.

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  • LEESER, ISAAC / Bernal teacher of the congregation, Mr. A. I. H. / Wise, Isaac

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Arc.MS.56, Box 4, Folder 5