Letter from Rev. Dr. and Mrs. David de Sola Pool to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Toporek
Collection Overview
Letter; handwritten on letterhead: "The Rev. Dr. D. de Sola Pool/Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue/Shearith Israel/Founded 1654"; sent to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Toporek [Bernice] of Charleston, South Carolina; signed"David and Tamar de Sola Pool"; regarding a book the de Sola Pools sent the Toporeks; mention of a Kiddush cup the Toporeks gave the de Sola Pools and fond memories of a visit to Charleston, SC; best wishes sent to the Karesh family.
Dates
- Creation: 1964
Creator
- Pool, David de Sola, 1885-1970 (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
A leading figure in American Jewish life during the 20th century, Reverend Dr. David de Sola Pool was minister of Congregation Shearith Israel (the first Jewish congregation to be established in North America) in New York City and President of the Union of Sephardic Congregations. Rev. Dr. de Sola Pool married Tamar Hirschensohn (1890-1981) in 1917. Tamar H. de Sola Pool was National President of Hadassah (1939-1943) and active in the National Council of Jewish Women and World Zionist Organization.
Extent
1 folder (1 item) ; 17 cm.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated by Louis Toporek.
Source
- Toporek, Louis M., 1913-2005 (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Pool, David de Sola, 1885-1970 (Person)
- Pool, Tamar de Sola, 1893-1981 (Person)
- Toporek, Louis M., 1913-2005 (Person)
- Toporek, Bernice Lesser, 1918-1999 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Letter from Rev. Dr. and Mrs. David de Sola Pool to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Toporek, 1964
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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