Isaac Leeser
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Isaac Leeser was an American Orthodox Jewish religious leader, teacher, scholar and publisher. He helped found the Jewish press of America, produced the first Jewish translation of the Bible into Engl
Isaac Leeser
Rev. Isaac Leeser Pennsylvania Historic Market at 55th/Market Sts by Mikveh Israel Cemetery Beth-El-Emeth.
Leeser's "Form of Prayers" 1837 at Penn's KCAJS
Solomon Hirschell
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Solomon Hirschell was a British rabbi who served as the chief rabbi of the United Kingdom from 1802 to 1842. He is best known for his unsuccessful attempt to stop the spread of Reform Judaism in Brita
Isaac Leeser
…although several previous hazzans had been Sephardic Jews while he was an Ashkenazi Jew. Six years later, he discussed his rationale in a letter to Rabbi Solomon Hirschell of London: "Knowing my own want of proper qualification, I would never have consented to serve, if others more fitting in point of standing, information…
Rabbi Solomon Hirschell
Portrait of Hirschell