Haddington in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rev. Isaac Leeser

(1806-1868)

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 25, 2015

1. Rev. Isaac Leeser Marker

Inscription. The eminent Jewish leader is buried here. Minister, Congregation Mikveh Israel, 1829-1850. Founder of the influential journal, The Occident, 1840; its publisher until 1868. A teacher and scholar, he translated the Hebrew Bible into English, 1853.

Erected 1998 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 39° 57.649′ N, 75° 13.846′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Haddington. It is at the intersection of Market Street and S. 55th Street on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5452 Market St, Philadelphia PA 19139, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Crystal Bird Fauset (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sadie Alexander / Meek Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Julian Abele / Dawn Staley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hakim's Bookstore (approx. 0.4 miles away); Edward Lee Morgan (approx.

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0.4 miles away); Paul Robeson (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ruth Plumly Thompson (approx. one mile away); American Bandstand (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 25, 2015

2. Rev. Isaac Leeser Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 674 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.