Language:
French
Year of publication:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
Généalo-J; revue française de généalogie juive
Angaben zur Quelle:
144 (2020) 30-49
Keywords:
Myers family
;
Jews History 19th century
;
Jews Correspondence
;
Jewish families
Abstract:
During the siege of Paris, from September 23, 1870 to January 28, 1871, 67 « mounted balloons » carried more than two million letters from the capital. Some have been kept in families, as a precious testimony to a historical episode that deeply marked Parisians. This is the case with fourteen letters from our great-great-grandmother Palmyre Halphen, born Lipman (1819-1911), addressed to her daughter Claire, exiled in London at the start of the Franco-Prussian war. In these letters written with a feverish quill, Palmyre Halphen expresses her anguish at having no news of her daughter (who is pregnant) and her son George, a future renowned mathematician, then a young artillery lieutenant fighting the ennemy. This restless mother also reveals herself as a fervent patriot, deeply hurt by the misfortunes of her country.
Description / Table of Contents:
1870-1871; les lettres "par ballon monté" de Palmyre Halphen au temps du siège de Paris (souvenirs familiaux, 2). 145 (2021) 27-45
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