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Letter from W. H. Williams to Sabato Morais Regarding Isaac Leeser's Death and Maimonides College, February 5, 1868

Two-page letter, dated February 5, 1868. The first page contains a letter from W. H. Williams to Reverend Sabato Morais, proposing a resolution from Maimonides College expressing grief over the death of Isaac Leeser. The reverse side features a rewritten, more elaborate expression of grief by Morais, intended for publication by Maimonides College. This letter is significant for its connection to the founding of Maimonides College, the first rabbinical seminary in America, established in 1867.

Associated People/Businesses

Leeser, Isaac
Morais, Sabato, 1823-1897
Williams, W. H.
Maimonides College
LEESER, ISAAC / MORAIS, SABATO

Geography

Philadelphia

Subjects

Rabbis
Death

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 1