A one-page letter written by Zalma Rehine in Baltimore on December 18, 1833, to his nephew, Isaac Leeser. The letter contains family news and details a controversy surrounding Mrs. Cohen's inclination towards Christianity, impacting the Baltimore Jewish community. The letter also provides biographical context on the Cohen and Etting families, prominent figures in Baltimore's Jewish community and their involvement in the emancipation struggle of 1818-1826. Zalma Rehine's letters to Isaac Leeser offer insights into Leeser's early life in America, combining personal and professional advice with general news and business matters. This letter is part of a collection of approximately 15 letters from Rehine to Leeser and seven from Leeser to Rehine.
Subject: Religious conversion -- 19th century
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A book published in New York City in 1816 by an anonymous author, responding to the writings of Joseph Samuel Frey. The book is critical of Frey's works and the ministers who supported him. The cover bears the inscription "J. J. Cohen", possibly Joshua J. Cohen, in Philadelphia in 1779. The text includes a biography of Joseph Samuel Frey, detailing his life from his birth in Stockheim, Franconia, Germany in 1773, to his death in Pontiac, Michigan on June 5, 1850. Frey's conversion from Judaism to Christianity and his subsequent religious and missionary activities are described in detail. The book details Frey's publications: "Narrative of my Life" (New York, 1809); "Hebrew Bible" (1811); "Hebrew Grammar" (1813/23); "Judah and Israel" (1837); "Lectures on Scripture Types" (1841); and "Report of the Agency in Europe" (1842).