| Description | Letters to Gaster from Samuel I Cohen of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue. The letters cover a range of topics, including business and personal, such as: books for the Lady Montefiore College in Ramsgate; other College matters and Ramsgate College Committee meetings; publication of a prayer book in English and Hebrew; governance of the Synagogue and election of officials; condolences to the Gasters on the loss of their son; proposed new West End Synagogue; various Synagogue and congregation business such as services and arrangements for weddings; notices of meetings and matters to be discussed, etc. |