{"product_id":"the-letters-of-wolf-lewkowicz","title":"Letters Of Wolf Lewkowicz","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween 1922 and 1939, Wolf Lewkowicz, of Konskie, Poland, engaged in a lengthy and intimate correspondence in Yiddish with his nephew, Sol J. Zissman, who had immigrated to the United States as a boy, prior to WWI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of his letters deal with confidential, personal, and family matters. Some of them contain detailed information regarding the economic situation that faced ordinary Jews during this difficult period in Poland's history. Woven through all of the letters is the graphic account of a desperate struggle to achieve economic dignity by a bright, articulate and insightful Polish Jew who, because of his lack of success as a breadwinner judged himself a failure as a husband and a father. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This collection of letters is the only tangible evidence that remains of the life of Wolf Lewkowicz. It the hope of his remaining family who cherish his memory that this collection will prove to be of interest to scholars and serve as a perpetual monument to his memory. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Myra Zissman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42143441289302,"sku":"SKU010001937","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1518\/3132\/files\/no_cover_thumb_499735fe-312e-417a-a86e-c707caf3e27a.gif?v=1747932001","url":"https:\/\/illinois-holocaust-museum.myshopify.com\/products\/the-letters-of-wolf-lewkowicz","provider":"Illinois Holocaust Museum \u0026 Education Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}