Copy of David Solis letter to Isaac Leeser, 1863

Metadata

Title

Creator

Solis, David H.

Date

1863

Digital Identifier

MikvehIsrael.LetterDavidSolisToIsaacLeeser1863Sept22

Description

Copy of a letter David Solis wrote to Rev. Isaac Leeser, who was the hazan of Congregation Beth El Emeth after retiring from Mikveh Israel. The copy was sent to the president of Beth El Emeth. Solis resigned his membership in the congregation due to what he described as Leeser's violation of Jewish dietary laws.

Subject

Congregation Mikveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Leeser, Isaac

Congregation Beth El Emeth (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Jews

Synagogues

Synagogue records and registers

Jews--Dietary laws

Religious leaders

Letters

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA

Extent

2 leaves

Format (Original)

Manuscripts

Correspondence

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Language

eng

Type

Text

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Text

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Collection

Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, PA

Citation

Solis, David H., “Copy of David Solis letter to Isaac Leeser, 1863,” Philadelphia Congregations Early Records, accessed October 31, 2025, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/MikvehIsrael.LetterDavidSolisToIsaacLeeser1863Sept22.