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Letter from B. M. Emanuel to Isaac Leeser, Evergreen, Alabama, November 12, 1844

A one-page letter written by B. M. Emanuel in Evergreen, Alabama, on November 12, 1844, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Emanuel requests prayer books for himself and other Jews in Claiborne, Alabama (Levy, Meirs, Rothschild, and Hirshfeld). This letter offers insight into the challenges faced by Jews in maintaining religious connections in small Southern towns.

Associated People/Businesses

Leeser, Isaac
Emanuel, B. M.
LEESER, ISAAC / SAMUEL, B,M.

Geography

Evergreen
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania

Subjects

Judaism
Jewish way of life
19th century

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 4, Folder 1