To pious Jewish motherhood - to my own good and faithful mother - this heartfelt experience is most affectionately dedicated. It was she who toiled patiently and bravely under adverse conditions and circumstances within the narrow bounds of the Jewish Pale in southern Russia, to give her boy the best possible chance in life. It was she who, with the utmost care and zeal, so instilled into my mind and heart a faith in the God of our patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that it lingered in me and protected me from utter spiritual ruin until the time came when by his grace he found me and saved me.<br><br>The prayer of my inmost soul to the God of Israel is that the same light which enlightened my own dark and dreary life may also dawn upon her and all dear ones whom I love more than my own life.