A Pilgrimage to the Land of My Fathers

CONTENTS

THE FIRST VOLUME.

LETTER I.

TO DR. EYSSENHARDT, BERLIN.

Impressions of Paris - Monuments-Obelisk of Luxor-

Museums, libraries—Archæological curiosities-The effect

of the French connexion with Algiers, &c.

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LETTER II.

TO HIS GRACE THE ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN.

Conjecture as to the origin of the inscriptions in the Wady
Mokatteb―The Bible the best guide-book-Num. X1. 26—
Eldad and Medad-Lord Lindsay's observation-A compa-
rison between ancient and modern maps-The Bibliothèque
Royale Contents of the Syriac MS. found at Canton, 1628
-Zodiac of Denderah-The Louvre-Effigy of Hesus

LETTER III.

TO THE RIGHT REV. THE LORD BISHOP OF NORWICH.

Mature opinion on the inscriptions at Wady Mokatteb-

The different dates of the inscriptions-Franciscan mis-

sionaries-Drs. Beer, Lepsius and Wilson-The best mode

of copying these inscriptions-The Bishop of Clogher-

Fra Tomaso de Novara-Signification of the Cross among

the ancient Egyptians

LETTER IV.

TO LADY MARY LINDSAY, GLASNEVIN.

Meeting with Lord Lindsay-" Hebrew roots"-Père la

Chaise-The disconsolate and distracted widow-Episcopal

chapel in Paris-Napoleon's coronation robes

LETTER V.

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TO SIR THOMAS BARING, BART.

Paris is not "the street of the great city"-Romanism on the

Continent-Sabbath in Paris-Visit to the Duke of Man-

chester-The Duchess a Hebrew scholar-M. Monod-

Lady Olivia Montague's adventures

LETTER VI.

TO THE AUTHOR'S BROTHER.

On the state of the Jews in Paris-Synagogues-Acquaintance
with a Judeo-Christian family-Striking death-bed of an
ancestor-History of the family from the time of Columbus-
Their residence in Spain-Sufferings under the Inquisition-
Earthquake at Lisbon enables them to escape to Holland-

Visit to London-Recovery of MS. New Testament, for-

merly in possession of an ancestor-Conversion-Removal

to Paris-Description of the residence, library, museum,

domestic chapel, &c.-L'Abbé Ratisbonne

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LETTER VII.

TO THE RIGHT REV. THE LORD BISHOP OF CORK.

Church of Scotland's Mission of Inquiry to Jews in Paris—

Gentiles not competent to collect information about the

Jews--Michelet's "Priests, Women, and Children”

LETTER VIII.

TO LADY POWERSCOURT.

Condition of Parisian Jewesses-Their education-The effect

of the Jews mixing with Gentiles-Noble exceptions-The

English Christian females-Their knowledge of Hebrew-

Silas

LETTER IX.

TO THE AUTHOR'S FATHER.

History and condition of the Jews in Metz-Translation

of a Hebrew letter-Translation of a French memorial—

Rabbinical seminary-Its conditions

studies, &c.

Its regulations,

LETTER X.

TO FRANCIS CARLETON, ESQ.

Further remarks on Metz-Murray's Guide and the Jews of

France

LETTER XI.

TO HIS GRACE THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK.

Orleans-Its connection with Hebrew literature-Rabbi Jacob

-Jeanne d'Arc and the English-The Author's fellow-

passengers en route to Bourges-Roman Catholic Bishop-

Cathedral at Bourges-Litany to the Virgin-Moulins-

Roanne-Discovery at the inn-Lyons, early History in

connection with Judaism and Christianity-Present reli-

gious condition-The Rhone-Vienne-Pope's palace at

Avignon-Incident on the road to Marseilles-Meeting

with an old Roman Catholic priest

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LETTER XII.

TO DR. JAMES MCCULLAGH, PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS,

TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.

Recent discovery of blocks of engraved stone at Marseilles-

Account of inscription-Treatises by Limbery, Lautard,

Judas, M. Bargès-Translation-Taurobole at Marseilles-

The God Moloch-The winged bull

LETTER XIII.

TO W. TITHERINGTON, ESQ., CHESTER.

Further account of Marseilles-Chapel of Notre Dame de la

Garde-Laughable incidents-A scene at the table-d'hôte

between a "Friend" and a young English Adonis-En-

counter between an English Independent and a Jew-

Bedouin visitors to Marseilles

LETTER XIV.

TO THE REV. DR. J. HORLOCK, BOX.

Account of ancient and modern Jews of Marseilles-France
mentioned in the Talmud-Opinion of Maimonides re-
specting them-Letter from Maimonides to Rabbi Tibbon