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| | Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress: Giacomo Meyerbeer |
 | | The words are by Edward Kley, tutor of the Meyerbeer children and preacher at the temple. |
 | | Edward Kley (1789-1867), born in Silesia, educated in Breslau, served as a tutor in the Beer* household from 1807 to 1817, at the same time acting as one of the preachers of the private Reform Temple in the home of early Reform leader Israel Jacobson. |
 | | Among the letters from Kley to Meyerbeer, one dated October 31, 1815, reads in part, "Your Hallelujah, or better, our Hallelujah, has not been heard yet, for lack of a decent organ." The "Hallelujah" was probably prepared for use at the inaugural, or an early service of the temple in the Beer home. |
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