Correspondence-Henry Morais. 1879-1924.

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Correspondence-Henry Morais. 1879-1924.

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Letters and cards written to Henry Morais, son of Sabato Morais, a founder of the original Jewish Theological Seminary of America. There is also one letter to Sabato Morais. The letters to H. Morais deal with speaking engagements for Young Israel of the Lower East Side and Jersey City, employment as rabbi of the Sons of Israel Synagogue in Brooklyn, 1911-1914, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, a letter from Cyrus Adler concerning Sabato Morais' role in founding the JTSA and the purpose behind it, some correspondence concerning the history of Maimonides College (est. in Philadelphia in 1867; closed 1873), etc. Much of the correspondence is of a personal nature, inquiring about Morais' health, etc. There are also several letters from Dr. H.P. Mendes of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, and a page written on the stationery of Rabbi Dr. Philip Hillel Klein, consisting of Hebrew notes on a Talmudic topic.

ca. 175 leaves ; 13-28 cm. + 35 cards and postcards (6-11 cm.)

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