Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen S. Wise
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
