Portrait by Karl Gottlieb Schweikart. Kościuszko is shown wearing the Eagle of the Society of the Cincinnati, awarded to him by General Washington.
Praga, 1794: The body of R’ Yossef the son of R’ Tzvi from Brody was identified.
This takes us back to the Battle of Praga, Poland, which was 5 days earlier, November 4, 1794. This battle was part of the Kościuszko Uprising, against the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, which was led by Tadeusz Kościuszko, hoping to liberate Poland from Russia.
At this battle, many Jews were killed, among them the above-mentioned R’ Yossef from Brody, who had traveled to Praga. 5 days later he was identified, and this identification was sent to the Beis Ephrayim – Rabbi Zalman Margalios from Brody, in which he gives R’ Yossef’s wife permission to get remarried.
Source: Beis Ephrayim, Even HaEzer §19; Wikipedia.
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲?
Present them with the gift of their heritage — their very own family tree!
THIS WEEK UP TO 50% OFF
Email us for more information
Receive Kankan Daily History in your mailbox:
