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Letter from Solomon Cohen to Isaac Leeser, Savannah, Georgia, November 29, 1859

Two-page letter written by Solomon Cohen of Savannah, Georgia to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 29, 1859. Cohen discusses the decline in readership of Leeser's publications and attributes it to the changing attitudes of educated American Jews towards traditional synagogue worship. He argues for a reform of synagogue services while maintaining core tenets of Judaism.

Associated People/Businesses

Leeser, Isaac
Cohen, Solomon, 1802-1875
LEESER, ISAAC / COHEN, SOLOMON

Geography

Savannah

Subjects

Reform Judaism
Correspondence

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 4, Folder 1