This is a copy of the 1869 printing of Isaac Leeser's *Form of Prayers*, specifically the single-volume daily prayer book. This edition, printed by Slote & Mooney, is notable for being published the year after Leeser's death (February 1868). The 5629 (1869) publication date suggests a possible business opportunity for the printer to produce the book without paying royalties to Leeser's estate.
Subject: Jewish Life -- 19th Century
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Three-page letter written on April 18, 1849, by Joseph Bloch in Mobile, Alabama, to his family in Wachenheim an der Weinstrasse, Germany. The letter details the struggles of a music teacher and the experiences of Jews in Mobile, Alabama during the mid-19th century.
Letter from Sam Frank to Mayer Sulzberger inviting him to a wedding anniversary celebration in Paris, France, dated August 25, 1880. The letter is written in English.
Letter written by Solomon Moses to Herman Hendricks on March 3, 1828, concerning copper. Moses, active in Jewish affairs and married to Rachel Gratz (Rebecca Gratz's sister), was trained in his father Isaac Moses' counting house in New York City. The letter was sent from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to New York, New York.
A one-page handwritten letter (4 x 8 inches) from Zalma Rehine to his nephew, Isaac Leeser, dated November 3, 1835, in Baltimore. Written in a phonetic, slightly misspelled English, the letter playfully chides Isaac for infrequent correspondence, mentions receiving an almanac sent by Isaac, praises Isaac's officiant role at a wedding, conveys greetings from friends in Baltimore, and requests that these greetings be passed on to the Peixotto family in Philadelphia. The letter closes with personal news and comments, and a request to be remembered to old acquaintances. Zalma Rehine (1757-1847) was a significant figure in Isaac Leeser's life; he was one of the founders of the Richmond Light Infantry Militia Unit in 1793, and in 1829, he organized the first Jewish communal religious service in Baltimore, which led to the formation of the city's first congregation.