Letter to Her Daughter
Reisel Landau
1619
If we should lack nothing else than veils, it would be all right.
May peace and healthy days be your lot always; to you, my much beloved daughter, may you live long, you who are pious and virtuous, lady Hannah, may she live, and to all who are dear to you.
First of all, you may know of our health, may I hear the same from you always. Further, my…
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