Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen S. Wise
Subject(s): Hanukkah, Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement (New York, N.Y.), Jews, American, Maccabees, Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914
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President Roosevelt asks Rabbi Stephen S. Wise to pass along his good wishes to the Jewish boys and girls at the Riis Settlement who are going to be celebrating Hanukkah there. Roosevelt expresses his admiration of the Maccabees, and says that it is a good thing for Jewish children to be proud of heroes from their religion’s past.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Wise, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel), 1874-1949
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen S. Wise. [December 17, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205732. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen S. Wise. [17 Dec. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205732.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, December 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen S. Wise.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205732.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
