Showing Results 1 - 4 of 4
Begging Letter
Public Access
Text
For Joseph Kohen Balarin of blessed memory, to his brother, in Prague. Wisdom brings strength to the wise, dear brother from a city of strength, elevated leader and rabbi, my brother and head, may…

Contributor:

Leone Modena

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1615

Subjects:

Poverty, Charity, Marriage, Family, Death, Law, Letters

Categories:

Law, Letters
A Letter to the Polish Premier
Public Access
Text
I take the liberty of addressing to you my last words, and through you to the Polish Government and the Polish people, to the Governments and the peoples of the Allied States—to the conscience of the…

Contributor:

Artur-Shmuel Ziegelboym

Places:

Date:

1942

Subjects:

Wills & testaments, Holocaust, Fascism, Rebellion, Death, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Wills, Testaments & Bequests, Letters
Rabbis of Schwerin to Moses Mendelssohn
Public Access
Text
Schwerin, 18 May 1772 15 Iyar 5532 to the Jewish counting To the man possessed of abundant dominion, wisdom, and understanding, renowned for his knowledge, whose name is spoken of in the far-flung…

Contributor:

Rabbis of Schwerin

Places:

Schwerin, Kingdom of Prussia (Schwerin, Germany)
Berlin, Germany

Date:

1772

Subjects:

Government, Halakhah, Medicine, Burial, Death, Letters, Politics

Categories:

Letters, Political Culture, Firsthand accounts
Last Letter
Restricted
Text
Dear Brother: It is an enchanting evening. The wind has been blowing steadily the whole day. It suddenly dropped at nightfall. All is still. There is no stir in the air. The world seems fast asleep. I…

Contributor:

Sasson Shalom Dallal

Places:

Date:

1949

Subjects:

Family, Zionism, Politics, Death, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters