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    The documents being donated to the National Library of Israel came from the late grandmother of the donor. The grandmother, Irene Zernik, was born in Berlin in 1911 and lived in both Berlin and Haifa. She had a long friendship with Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel that started in pre-World War II Berlin. The donated documents include a pre-World War II photograph of Rabbi Heschel, a personal letter from Heschel to the grandmother dated November 1955, and a visiting card from Heschel. All of Rabbi Heschel's writings are in English, though he and the grandmother spoke German before the war.

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    The documents being donated to the National Library of Israel came from the late grandmother of the donor. The grandmother, Irene Zernik, was born in Berlin in 1911 and lived in both Berlin and Haifa. She had a long friendship with Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel that started in pre-World War II Berlin. The donated documents include a pre-World War II photograph of Rabbi Heschel, a personal letter from Heschel to the grandmother dated November 1955, and a visiting card from Heschel. All of Rabbi Heschel's writings are in English, though he and the grandmother spoke German before the war.

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    13-11-14 Donation of Documents, Related To Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, To The National Library, Hebrew University

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    The documents being donated to the National Library of Israel came from the late grandmother of the donor. The grandmother, Irene Zernik, was born in Berlin in 1911 and lived in both Berlin and Haifa. She had a long friendship with Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel that started in pre-World War II Berlin. The donated documents include a pre-World War II photograph of Rabbi Heschel, a personal letter from Heschel to the grandmother dated November 1955, and a visiting card from Heschel. All of Rabbi Heschel's writings are in English, though he and the grandmother spoke German before the war.

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    TO: National Library of Israel RE: Documents of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (1 !

    " # 1 "$ % The documents donated to the Library today came to my possession from my Grandmother, the late Irene Zernik (born Schimek), born June 2 , ! "! in #erlin, Germany, deceased September !$, !"%" in &aifa, Israel' The documents (ere stored in the book )The Sabbath*, by +abbi &eschel, published in !",!, -y Grandmother (as a representati.e of the educated German/Je(ish community of pre/0orld 0ar II #erlin' She (as the dau1hter of an industrialist, educated in Germany and 2rance' 2ar remo.ed from traditional Judaism, her life/lon1 interests (ere In music, art, and history of reli1ions' Therefore, her lon1 friendship (ith +abbi &eschel is of particular interest' It started in #erlin before the 0ar, and accordin1 to my Grandmother +abbi &eschel also .isited her in Israel after the 0ar' The photo1raph is probably the oldest item, datin1 to pre/0ar #elrin' It (as probably placed in one of the small metal frames, (ith other photo1raphs of family and close friends on my Grandmother3s stationary' The letter, dated 4o.ember 5, !"$5, is notable for its close personal tone' The .isitin1 card (ith the inscription )0ith (armest re1ards* probably came (ith the book itself around !",!' It should be noted that all (ritin1 by +abbi &eschel is in 6n1lish, althou1h their common lan1ua1e before the (ar (as German, in line (ith +abbi &eschel3s decision not to (rite in German after his fli1ht to the 7nited States' 8ther friends of my Grandmother, (hom +abbi &eschel (as likely to ha.e been ac9uainted (ith, included, +echa 2reier : in #erlin and in Israel, and 6n;o Sereni : in #erlin' +udi Lehmann and &ed(i1 Grossman (ere also t(o of her close friends in Israel' 4o.ember !$, 2<!=

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Joseph Zernik, ?h@ &uman +i1hts Alert (4G8) 8ccupy Tel/A.i.

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