The Claims Of The Jews To An Equality Of Rights: Illustrated in a Series of Letters to the Editor of the Philadelphia Gazette - Couverture souple

Leeser, Isaac

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 054886697X ISBN 13 : 9780548866979

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

The Claims of the Jews to an Equality of Rights is a book written by Isaac Leeser in 1841. The book is a collection of letters that Leeser wrote to the editor of the Philadelphia Gazette, arguing for the rights of Jews in America. Leeser's letters are a response to an article in the Gazette that argued against granting Jews equal rights. In his letters, Leeser defends the Jewish religion and culture, and argues that Jews should be treated as equal citizens in America. He also addresses common misconceptions about Jews, and argues that they are a valuable and productive part of American society. The book is an important historical document that sheds light on the struggle for Jewish rights in America in the 19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The following series of letters, written during the course of last winter, and then published in the Philadelphia Gazette, of which WilH sG aylord Clark, Esq. is editor, owes its origin chiefly, as is stated in the first number, to a variety of illiberal and at times unfounded remarks which were put in circulation in various forms for some years past, mostly originating however in different English Reviews, under the guise of criticisms on various new works. Prominent among these pubhcations stands theL ondon Quarterly Review of January, 1839, as will appear from several extracts subjoined. It is singular enough that an article emanating from this celebrated periodical, which appeared in July, 1828, should have caused me to appear before the public, the second time I ever ventured to offer any thing to the press, with an extended defence of our people and of our religion, which has since given rise to the Jews and Mosaic Law, which was published seven years ago. It is not likely, that the Reviewer ever saw my strictures; but these repeated attacks, proceeding from the organ of one of the great parties of Great Britain, prove to my satisfaction at least, that the same spirit of disinclination (to use a mild term) towards us as a separate religious society does yet prevail with the same activity now as during the ages of persecution. Were it now that the malign influence were to be diffused in England only, it might possibly be advisable not to notice it in this country. But the fact of the very extended circulation of British Reviews through various modes of republication, renders them by no means antagonists who may be safely despised or passed over with silent contempt.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 054886697X
• ISBN 13: 9780548866979
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 104
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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