| Description | Letters to Gaster from H Pereira Mendes, Rabbi of the Spanish and Portuguese congregation in New York. His letters cover a variety of subjects, often relating to points of Jewish law and customs. Including remarriage following a civil divorce, disinterment and re-burial of remains, dancing in a Synagogue building. Other topics include assistance for mutual acquaintances, a discussion of Zionism and a recent Zionist congress (letter of 3 Sept 1929), Gaster's scholarly publications, and family matters. |