Listy Jakuba Goldszmita do Elizy Orzeszkowej. Część 2.
Jakub Goldszmit’s Letters to Eliza Orzeszkowa. Part 2.

Summary/Abstract: The publication contains Jakub Goldszmit’s 11 letters to Eliza Orzeszkowa: one dated 1881, three from the year 1882, two written in 1884, two in 1885, one from 1887, one from 1894 and one from 1909. Three letters dated 1881 and a comprehensive introduction to the collection was included into “Pamiętnik Literacki” (“Literary Memoir”) in 2015 issue 3. The correspondence refers mainly to “Kalendarz dla Izraelitów” (“Calendar for the Israelites”) issued by Goldszmit with Orzeszkowa’s statements about Jewish issues and other initiatives of Orzeszkowa and Goldszmit connected with the matters. The last three letters document the biography of Goldszmit, Janusz Korczak’s paternal uncle: his forced emigration from political reasons and settling in the USA. They also call for further research into the problem of American reception of Orzeszkowa’s creativity.

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