Isaac Leeser
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Gosffo
N 39° 57.649 W 075° 13.840
18S E 480299 N 4423433
OOphs, Rev. isn't correct! I think it should be Hazzen or cantor in the Jewish faith.
Waymark Code: WM83XG
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2010
Views: 5
Marker Text: The eminent Jewish leader is buried here. Minister, Congregation Mikveh Israel, 1829-1850. Founder of the influential journal, The Occident, 1840; its publisher until 1868. A teacher and scholar, he translated the Hebrew Bible into English, 1853.
Marker Name: Isaac Leeser
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 09/28/1998
Marker Type: City
Location: Market St. between 54th & 55th, Philadelphia
Category: Ethnic & Immigration, Publishing, Religion, Writers
Website: [Web Link]
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