Letter from N. Phillips to Hersh Lehren regarding Remittances for the Poor in the Holy Land, 1846

Three-page letter written by N. Phillips, Clerk at Congregation Shearith Israel in New York City, to Hersh Lehren of the Pekidim and Amarkalim Society in Amsterdam, Netherlands, dated March 1, 1846. The letter details the remittance of funds collected from sedaka boxes at Congregation Shearith Israel, Bet Haim cemetery, and other individuals for the benefit of the poor in the Holy Land. Contributors named include Gershom Kursheedt, H. Goldberg, and S. Abrahams. This letter exemplifies the organized international Jewish effort to aid the poor in Palestine.

Associated People/Businesses

  • Phillips, N.
  • Lehren, Tsebi Hirsch
  • Congregation Shearith Israel (New York, N.Y.)
  • Peḳidim ṿeha-amarkalim be-Amsá¹­erdam (Netherlands)
  • PHILLIPS, N. / LEHREN, HIRSH (1784.1853)

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 5, Folder 3