350 yr-old memoir shows how European Jews dealt with 17th century plague
In the midst of a viral pandemic that again is separating parents from their children, Glikl’s poignant rendering of the family’s ordeal rings chillingly familiar.
Bertha Pappenheim, a descendant of Glickl Hamel, poses as Glikl for this portrait painted by the artist Leopold Pilichowski.(photo credit: COURTESY OF THE LEO BAECK INSTITUTE)ByPENNY SCHWARTZ/ JTA
