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Category: Translation - German
Approval Date: 9/11/2019 5:55 PM
Family Surname: STRAHL
Country: Poland
Town: Niebylec or Polomia

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This is page 1 of a 4 page latter. I want to find out anything I can from it. A translation of the whole letter would be wonderful but I know it's a lot to ask so I will appreciate any fragment I can get. It is a copy of a xerox copy and I have tweaked it as much as possible so this is the best quality I have been able to get. (sorry!) I have heard that it was dictated in Yiddish by my great great grandfather and written down in German. I have also heard that it contains a rather bleak description of the family's situation in Southeastern Poland at the time and their need for money or help. The names of some of the children are listed, but since I don't know the date of the letter I'm not sure if they are the ones who had already traveled to New York or if they are still trying to find money to travel. I'm curious to know the real story in the letter and to find out if there's any biographical information that will be new to me and help in my search for my family. Thank you!

Response

9/5/2019 2:14 AM

Poland, 6 Aug 1919
Esteemed brother-in-law and sister
God be praised that I have heard that your daughter [.]irelie had written a letter to Stepel after breakfast, and my daughter Rywcia was there then.
...must write to you whether the pogroms really happened here. More than 600 peasants in my garden, wanted to drown me, had my hands... and also the whole head, then hit me with stones and with...it's too much to describe. They hit mother Golde's head, and also hit sister Psie's hand that for some weeks thereafter she couldn't work, it's too much to describe.
Then they took us to [approx.]Niebylets...
Beloved brother-in-law. Winter is soon coming. Please be kind enough to give news to my children Abraham, Dawid, Henich snd Rywcien, they must support us as much as possible. We have no firewood for winter, and everything is expensive. No clothes. No ... and also no potatoes, and also no wheat. It's too much to be able to write.
Perhaps can send money by wire to J.U. Wallach in Krakow.
Greetings to my sister and also to your children.
Perhaps not written too well as in the years past...
Natahn Strahl
awaiting prompt answer

9/6/2019 7:27 AM

The name of the daughter is Dizelea(?) (this is what I read). She had written a letter to Stepel in Frysztak. Frysztak is a town near Krsono, Poland. (Nothig to do with breakfast).
https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Frysztak/frysztak.htm
my daughter Rywcia was with you at the time.
I must write to you breifly about (not whether) the pogroms that happened here.
They tried to drown me, then they shaved my beard and also the whole head.
They hit mother Golde's head, and Dr. Padren had to put stiches on her head.
Niebylec, a town near Rzeszów, Poland.
https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Kolbuszowa/Niebylec/Niebylec1.html
No clothes, no underwear.
Greetings also from Stra[?]} and from Golde.

9/6/2019 7:28 AM

I Polonia d: 6/8/ 919
Geschetzter szwager et schwöster.
Goht lob das ich gehert habe das
dein tochter dizelea, hat eine brif
geschriben an Stepel nach Fry-
sztak, und mein tochter Rywcia
wahr bei eich damals.
Kurtz miste euh schreiben wen
die progromen wahr bei untz in
Polomia wahr iber 600 bauren
in dincher[?] bei mein gahrten, und
habich mich in waser ertronken
wolen, nach her hat man mich ab
reziert di bahrd, wi auch den gan-
zen kopf, nachher hat man
mich geschlagen mit schteiner,
wi auch mit fleker, es ist niht
zum beschreiben zu kennen,
di muter hat man dem kopf zusch-
lagen, was der Dr. Padren hat dem
kopf zuzamen geneit, wi aoh hat
man der schwester Psie[?] di hant
zuschlagen was es hat gedaurt
einige wochen zi nicht gekant
arbeiten hat, kurtz es ist nicht
zum beschreiben.
nachher hat man uns nach
Niebyletz genomen , was ich habe
noch bis heinte file zachen dorten
Kurtz liber schwager es komt
bald der winter zau azo gut
solst nachricht geben meine
kinder Abraham, Dawid
Kenich wi auch Rywcien, man
sol uns unterschtizen wie weit
melech ist, wir haben keine holz
auf dem winter, und es ist alles
zehr taur, keine kleider keine
wesche, wi auch keine erdepel auch
keine getreide, es ist fihl zu
schreiben zu kennen.
Fileicht kan man telegrafisch
geld zenden anzuweisen an J. U.
Wallach in Krakau.
schlise mein schreiben mit
grus fihr meine schwester wie
acuh deine kinder.
Fileich ist nicht zehr gut
geschriben wie bei die eltere
jahren bite umferzeien
Natahn Strahl
erwerte baldige antwort
eine schreiben hab geschriben
Jud[??] hat man [??]
Hochachtung Stra[?]
die Frau Golde grüst eich
vile küsse [??] herzens

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