Letter to His Son

Eliezer Morawczyk

1588

How good and agreeable is it, when brothers live in one house, and how much more father and son1

Peace to my beloved, dear and darling son, whose soul is bound to my soul, the intimate friend, the honored Rabbi Moses, may his Rock and Redeemer preserve him, and peace also to thy little daughter, may she live!

I want to write thee first why I send…

Please login or register for free access to Posen Library
Register
Already have an account?
Engage with this Source

Creator Bio

Eliezer Morawczyk

16th Century–17th Century

A member of the communal leadership class of the Jewish community in Kraków, Eliezer Morawczyk and his son Moses both fled the city in the wake of a plague that struck about a week before Rosh Hashanah in 1588. Eliezer went to Tymbark (Tymbarg), approximately thirty miles away, and Moses to Prague. As a result of their recent financial distress, Eliezer planned to sell his property in Kraków and move to Lublin. Isaac ben Pinḥas Horowitz (d. 1631) of the Horowitz rabbinic family in Kraków was his son-in-law.

You may also like

Letter to His Bride

Most magnificent and honored bride, my lady I gaze upon you: Since I left Piacenza, I can honestly say that I am far away from my life. Oh, how can I live, and how can I hold up my limbs when I am so…
View Source

An Everyday God

Of course I could explain the history and the comings and goings of the Jews, assuring you that they have suffered much, that everyone persecuted them because they could, that those caricatures you’d…
View Source