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Berlin, 18 July 1777 Berlin, 13 Tammuz 5537
Dear Moses, may you live,
I hope that my letter will find you happy and in good spirits in Königsberg. We are all, thank G-d, well and alive, and when you…
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Fromet Guggenheim
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
(Berlin, Germany)
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1777
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I often said to a younger girl friend: “If you are marrying without love, after all, do not talk to your husband. Please him as much as your nature can tolerate; do not argue with…
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Rahel Levin Varnhagen
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
(Berlin, Germany)
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1799–1800
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A woman beautiful in every way
I give you—pedigreed, with every skill—
And all you want to know is what’s the dowry!
That’s not the way to think; that’s faulty judgment.
If you’d appraise her…
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Jacob Frances
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Mantua, Duchy of Mantua
(Mantova, Italy)
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17th Century