Creator Bio
Oro Arieh
19th Century
Oro Arieh was a Jewish widow in Palestine; the details of her life are unknown, but her plea to Moses Montefiore in her Hebrew-language letter illustrates the respectful tone his munificence engendered.
Content by Oro Arieh
Primary Source
Correspondence with Moses Montefiore
To Sir Moses Montefiore, from Oro, the widow of Hayim Arieh, 1866
[Oh] one who gives light to the earth and to them that dwell thereon, who is…
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Life Writing: Biography, Autobiography, and Ego Documents
1750–1880
The famous and the obscure, women and men, in epitaphs and private letters, ethical wills, cookbooks, and religious reflections, all reflect aspects of Jewish life in a period of great transition.