Letters From Mir: The Correspondence of Ernest Gugenheim

By Ernest Gugenheim.

Letters From Mir: The Correspondence of Ernest Gugenheim

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Experience first-hand the daily life of a lost world. Rabbi Ernest Gugenheim was a young French rabbi who traveled to Lithuania in 1938 to study in the premier Mir yeshiva. Letters from Mir is comprised of the letters Rabbi Gugenheim wrote home describing his experiences, opening a window on a world that was soon to be destroyed. Rabbi Gugenheim's sharp eye and charming descriptions make this an unforgettable memoir of a poignant moment in history. Here is how Rabbi Gugenheim describes his initial encounter with the Mir Beit Midrash: Now, make a small effort of imagination to conjure u...

ISBN(s)

1879016567, 9781879016569

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