An open letter addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart ... : on the day of his arrival in the holy city of Jerusalem ... Sunday, 22 Tamooz, 5635,A.M.-July 25, 1875 / by the Rev. Meyer Auerbach ... and the Rev. Samuel Salant. (Translated from the original Hebrew.) Together with A narrative of the forty days' sojourn in the Holy Land, devoted to an investigation of the state of schools, colleges and charitable institutions, given to the well-wishers of Zion, by Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart.,... on his return from his seventh pilgrimage to the Land of Promise. 9 Ellul, 5635 - September 9, 1875.

  • Auerbach, Meir ben Isaac, 1815-1878.
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1877
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Credit: An open letter addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart ... : on the day of his arrival in the holy city of Jerusalem ... Sunday, 22 Tamooz, 5635,A.M.-July 25, 1875 / by the Rev. Meyer Auerbach ... and the Rev. Samuel Salant. (Translated from the original Hebrew.) Together with A narrative of the forty days' sojourn in the Holy Land, devoted to an investigation of the state of schools, colleges and charitable institutions, given to the well-wishers of Zion, by Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart.,... on his return from his seventh pilgrimage to the Land of Promise. 9 Ellul, 5635 - September 9, 1875. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The author of the Report did not guard his words, and, moreover, published statements which he had only heard from persons who despised the word of God, and who would not even afford him the opportunity of seeing any- thing that was good; it was that unfortunate circumstance which has caused us to step out from our usual sphere of action and trouble you with our request, to listen attentively to the subject we have now to bring before you. We now proceed (as we have stated before) to copy the paragraphs in question as taken from the Report, and to give to each of them the reply it requires. I. — Private and Confidential. Such is the heading of the Report, and for all that, it was published, and became a matter of discussion with editors of periodicals, whose object appears to have been to cause trouble and vexation to all those who fear the Lord, and uphold His Law. The reason why that private communi- cation became thus unintentionally revealed to the public, may perhaps be discerned in a statement made by our revered teachers (Ethics ch. 4, Mishna IV), whosoever pro- taneth the name of God in secret, they say, whether in- advertently or presumptuously, satisfaction will be demanded of him in public. *bxz mt? psnia nnpii dip hhrnn S| t wr\ W?na tt& nnxi w im .. - ... ■• ... T V : •• TV II. — In compliance with the desire expressed by various Members of the Jewish Board of Deputies in London, I beg to lay before your Committee the result of the investigation made by