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Excerpt from The Appeal of the Congregation of the West London Synagogue of British Jews to Their Brother-Israelites Throughout the United Kingdom
But, alas, brethren, for the hopes that had been cherished Your new spiritual chief has at length manifested his views; and they are such as must give unfeigned regret to every rational and enlightened Iraelite of Britain. Not only has he announced his intention not to walk in the path of toleration, but he has gone beyond Dr. Hirschel himself, and has been unfortunately induced to give to the excommunication a force with which even its framers never sought to invest it. Not many weeks ago, application was made to Dr. Adler, 'to permit a marriage to take place between a member of the Westminster congregation, and a young woman who had attended our Synagogue, under which her father holds an office. Although it is understood that Dr. Adler had at first consented, he afterwards summoned the intended bridegroom and bride to appear before him, and having reprimanded the former for engaging himself to a person who had frequented our Synagogue, required the girl to sign a document, by which she should undertake never again to attend the Synagogue in Burton-street, and to conform henceforth to orthodox laws or usages. The young woman suggested that Dr. Adler should see her father; but the Chief Rabbi insisted on her compliance; and having caused _to be drawn up the document (of which no copy was furnished to her), he compelled her to affix her signature as the price of his consent to her marriage taking place.
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