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Blue plaque № 29580

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Rev. Isaac Leeser (1806-1868). 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.

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