Letter from Charsky, Jenny to Morais, Sabato. West Chester, PA; Jan 1891
- Title
- Letter from Charsky, Jenny to Morais, Sabato. West Chester, PA; Jan 1891
- Date Created
- 26 January 1891
- Format
- 7 pages on 7 sheets
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 6, Folder 1
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3610wb2d/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3610wb2d
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx6FF1_18.xml
- content
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State Normal School.
First District
PENNSYLVANIA.
West Chester, Pa., January 26, 1891.
Dr. S. Morais,
Dear Sir:
I hardly think that those black drops of ink are able to present to your eye the tempest of thought and feelings, that is violently roaring in my breast and brain.
But believing in Emerson's authority, that a letter is a faint reflection of the individuals condition, I have decided to write to you.
As my autobiography is partly knowen to you, so I will not
tire you with a long preface, and commence from the heart of the matter.
The fourth of July the West Chester State Normal School will give me a sa certificate, which will enable me to teach any country school in Chester Co., and I have also gained many a very good reputation, and many influential friends, who would halp me in getting situation, which pays from $25 to $30 a month. But, O! the very repetition of all this, makes a
cold frost pass through my veines veins.
The old hope to be useful to my suffering brethren and especially at present when their groans break my heart, when every breeze whispers in my ear, thy time has come. Act, and carry out your ideals.
O, that hope which I have cherished in my bosom for years and years, and I have only waited until I will prepare myself morally, physically and mentally to be able to
to fulfil my mission. Now I have to give all this up and go into a school-room and be a compa-nion to a lot of happy free an contented children, in the time when thosends of hungry souls look up with pensive eyes that pierce my heart, Oh no I will not do that, I have an other plan. I to do. will get my cer-tificate from the state board and a deploma signed by the faculty and principal of our institution, which
will state, how I came here, and what my purpose was, and what progress I have made during those two years.
I will gather up all the newspapers in which it has been said about me and take letters from you from Mr Hackenburger, from Mr. Muhr, from Mr. Sulzburger and will go to France to Baron de Hirsch and ask him to employ me in any work for my own people I am able and I will do it . . . . . . .
But an iron barrier rises befor me on which my highest inspirations are crushed; hot tears roll down my cheeks every fibr of my being bears testemony to my sorro. I am have no means to ataine my desires I am poor in money which is equal to death.
I need not tell you any more you understand me I have already spoken to you on similar occassion and your
noble keen eye has penetrated into the depth of my soul and you have understood and helped me.
Now again I rely first on God and then on you, Baron de Hirsch will never be sorry for lend-ing me that sum.
You have great influence. It is needless to tell you that for the share that you take in my faith will indelebly be impressed in my memory.
Respectfully yours Jennie Charsky. - Identifier
- p3610wb2d
- identifier
- SMBx6FF1_18
Part of Letter from Charsky, Jenny to Morais, Sabato. West Chester, PA; Jan 1891
Charsky, Jenny and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Charsky, Jenny to Morais, Sabato. West Chester, PA; Jan 1891”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/85277