This is a Hebrew letter and it’s English translation below from Shraga Yitzhak Zelbovitz to his cousin Gershon. Please pardon the left justification on the Hebrew portion. ב”ה עש”ק [ערב שבת קודש] ה’ אדר ב’ ת”ש לבן דודתי היקר גרשון יחי’ [יחיה], בודאי תסלח לי, על שאני עונה לך אחרי שהיית זמן ארוך כזה, כי באמת קבלתי […]
”My Life” by Philip Zelbovitz (Shraga Feivish son of Abba Leib Zelbovitz)
This was written by Philip Zelbovitz when he was 90 years old. He had been in America around 72 years from the age of 18. It was transcribed by by genealogy friend Eudice Winer-Harris, his great niece. Comments and clarifications are in brackets. This article is reprinted as originally written, complete with spelling and grammatical errors. […]