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Ethical Will
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Grieve not at all on my departure for the Land of Israel (may it be built and established!). You gave me indeed a firm promise to that effect. And why should you be anxious? Many men travel years long…

Contributor:

Elijah ben Solomon, Gaon of Vilna

Places:

Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Date:

ca. 1797

Subjects:

Parenthood, Family, Morality, Sabbath, Synagogue

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Firsthand Accounts, Religion & Theology, Wills, Testaments & Bequests, Law
Last Will and Testament
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My beloved son and daughter! I am writing these lines, my dear children, in the vale of tears of…

Contributor:

Elhanan Elkes

Places:

Kovno, USSR (Kaunas, Lithuania)

Date:

1943

Subjects:

Family, Will & testament, Jewish quarters, Holocaust, Nazis

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters, Wills, Testaments & Bequests