Di Yiddishe Froi, (“The Jewish Woman”) [on the holiness of ”Jewish Family Life”, laws of ritual purity, candle lighting, separation of Chalah, salting meat and general Holiday laws]

(HOLOCAUST)

BaDerech

Rome

1946

FIRST EDITION

“Dedicated to the memory of our holy mothers and sisters who perished during the Holocaust. In the pre-War years, mothers taught their daughters the necessary laws and customs before their wedding. To our sorrow, many of the rescued war orphans have no mother. May this brochure serve as a guide in your future path in life as well as a remembrance for our mothers who on their way to the gas chambers, hoped and beseeched the Almighty that their children will pursue their future life along the path of Jewish Law in conjunction with the moral and ethical values of the Torah.” (Introduction). Publshed and edited by the administration of Yeshivath Maor Ha-Golah in Rome, Italy, with the assistance of the Vaad Hatzalah. Many Jewish refugees temporarily resided in Rome in the immediate post-war years, while seeking to arrange for more a permenant home elsewhere