Letter from Fraenkel, William to Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA; Jun 1893
- Title
- Letter from Fraenkel, William to Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA; Jun 1893
- Date Created
- 10 June 1893
- Format
- 2 pages on 1 sheet
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 7, Folder 1
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3zc7sd3g/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3zc7sd3g
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx7FF1_26.xml
- content
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Philadelphia June 10th 1893.
E. G.
Reverend S. Morais.
City.
Reverend Sir.
Permit me to offer to you as a sign of gra-titude the dedication of a small literary ef-fort. Incomplete and imperfect as the paper is, I dare hope, you will accept it in the spirit, it is given. The genesis can be sket-ched in a few words. When I was send to prison, I was despairing of God and the World. Having been thrown around half the earth for more than 15 years, I had lost all connection with my co-religionaires, all remembrance of my religion. The solitude of prison life, the feeling of utter abandonment and desolation caused me to seek consolation in the christian religion and if ever man was
eager to find the truth, to receive faith, it was I. I was willing to sacrifice reasoning and to accept anything that could console me and reconcile me with God and Life. The more I entered into Christianity, the less I found and while I studied its incongrui-ties, the teachings of my youth came back to me, the day of my barmitzwah arose be-fore my eyes in new vigor and it became apparent to me, that my father's creed contained all I seeked.
If you should deem my paper worthy of publication publish it somewhere, if not, burn it; in any case accept it as an expression of my deep felt gratitude for your kindness in sending me, a poor despised prisoner, reading matter.
I am most respectfully Your most obedient servant William Fraenkel. D. D. S. - Identifier
- p3zc7sd3g
- identifier
- SMBx7FF1_26
Part of Letter from Fraenkel, William to Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA; Jun 1893
Fraenkel, William and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Fraenkel, William to Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA; Jun 1893”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/86422