Moshe zeev flinker was born in the netherlands, one of the seven children in a wealthy orthodox jewish family of polish origins. The spiritual torment of a jewish boy in nazi europe by. Parshat shemot why is our greatest prophet called moshe. Introductions by shaul esh and geoffrey wigoder moishe flinker. An english translation was published by yad vashem in 1965, titled young moshes diary, subtitled the spiritual torment of a jewish boy in nazi europe. The first time y itro is used in scripture is in exodus 3. The diary of a young girlanne frankfree downloadpdf. From the diary of moshe flinker about judaism and morality in the holocaust dutch born moshe flinker 19261944 was from a wealthy, orthodox family. Moshe flinkers diary entry on hiding, january 19, 1943 facing. He had been found abandoned in the corner of a house in a military compound.
With the addition of the letter nun from the nun shaarei binahthe fifty gates of understandingthe word can spellneshamah, the third highest level of. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Book flap anne franks the diary of a young girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. In other words, the letter nun, which represents the number 50 and the level of divine light associated with it, became a part of moshes name, which is spelled mosheshinheh.
Frank and mirjam pressler translated by susan massotty. A number of young catechumens were arrested, revocatus and his fellow slave felicitas, saturninus and. I have begun, says moshe flinker in his diary, and truly desire to finish. When moshe was born, he didnt just bring a gdly soul with potential to change the world. Since its publication in 1947, it has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world. From the diary of moshe flinker on the struggle of. Two other entries, moshe flinkers diary entry on the fear of deportation, january 7, 1943, and moshe flinkers diary entry on hiding, january 19, 1943 reflect the increasingly hostile climate of the time and moshe flinkers perspective on how this affects him. Yitro is also known as hovav and hovav means cherished, favored, and beloved.
The martyrdom of saints perpetua and felicitas this is the prison diary of a young woman martyred in carthage in 203 ce. Maha fayek spoke to guylain sitbon, who is currently translating moshes diary into. The first edition of the novel was published in 1947, and was written by anne frank. Yisrael, and like many people named yisrael, people called him issur. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Moshe flinker, geoffrey wigoder introduction, saul esh introduction 3. The diary was saved by his siblings and published in hebrew by yad vashem in 1958. Near the start of world war ii the flinkers fled to belgium and lived there under false identities to hide from the nazis. From the diary of moshe flinker about judaism and morality.
Diary of a young girl is a book of the writings from the diary kept by anne frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the nazi occupation. The police tried to find the parents, but they hadnt had any luck, so. His parents fled with moshe and his six siblings to brussels, there they survived most of the war. Download anne franks the diary of a young girl for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. It is a great merit for bityah, the daughter of pharaoh.
Written in hebrew, the diary was first published under the title hanaar moshe. The martyrdom of saints perpetua and felicitas ssfp. Have students identify direct and inferred references to antijewish measures. At times i read hebrew, but my mother considered that this would lead nowhere. Free download or read online the diary of a young girl pdf epub book. This a remarkable holocaust diary of a young orthodox jewish boy from holland trying with his family to hide in belgium. Young moshe presents a far more detailed look at the trauma of a teen in terms of his jewish faith and the situation he is in than the diary of anne frank. Pastor israel one night there was an unexpected knock at the door. The spiritual torment of a jewish boy in nazi europe, yad.
Yitro is the literal hebrew name of moshe s fatherinlaw. In his diary, moshe expresses the pain he feels for the spiritual. The beginning and ending are related by an editornarrator. This is not to denigrate annes diary it is a must read also. Moshe zeev flinker maurice wolf flinker was a jewish youth born in the hague on october. The holocaust and the united nations outreach programme. Pdf the diary of a young girl book by anne frank free. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 283 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Entry from the diary of moshe flinker from january 19, 1943, in which he struggles with his ability to hide during the holocaust.
He wrote comments on the famous shulchan aruch and all ashkenazi jews, that is, jews who come from the countries of europe, follow his decisions in halacha. Every instance refers to the man called jethro in english. Hardcover january 1, 1971 by moses flinker author 4. Diary entry of moshe flinker, a young jewish refugee in belgium december 8, 1942 december 8, night shortly after we came to brussels and found an apartment, my mother began to question my father about my future. I went to the door and found a police officer holding a malnourished baby child. We had encountered him before in the story of moshes heroic defense of his daughters from the bullying shepherds.
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