Letter from Jacob Ezekiel soliciting books for the Hebrew Union College Library, February 1, 1879

Printed broadside letter dated February 1, 1879, written by Jacob Ezekiel, Secretary of the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Rev. George Jacobs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter solicits books and periodicals relating to Israelites for the Hebrew Union College library. The letter includes a lithographic emblem of the College. This is an important historical document relating to the early development of the Hebrew Union College library. According to Singerman, no other copy of this broadside is known to exist. Cincinnati, Ohio, was the historic center of Reform Judaism, where Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise established the Union of Reform Judaism in 1873 to fund the Hebrew Union College, founded in 1875.

Associated People/Businesses

• EZEKIEL, JACOB / JACOBS, REV. GEORGE

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Reform Judaism
• Rare books
• Fund raising

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 8, Folder 9