Podróż do świętego czasu Sądnego Dnia według Adolfa Rudnickiego

Abstract

The author presents the figure of the writer Aron Hirschhorn, known to the broader audience as Adolf Rudnicki. The future writer was brought up in the vicinity of Hasidic Judaism and made numerous trips in the company of his father, e.g. to Vienna and Tarnów. Although he received traditional religious education, he broke with his family and began his literary career exclusively in the Polish language. However, as the author of the article points out, Rudnicki never "freed himself" from the Jewish identity, which was visible in his texts, where three motifs where always present: a town called Kazimierz Dolny, the Holocaust and the widely understood subject matter of Judaism. Among the topics related to Judaism, the motif of the Judgment Day, which falls on the tenth day of the month of Tishri (September-October), plays an important role. This holiday is closely related to the festival of Rosh Hashanah, since this is the Judgment Day for all the living creatures. According to the author, this theme was most pronounced in such texts written by Rudnicki as: Lato (Summer), Stara ściana (Old Wall), Panie, jeśli Ci potrzebny jestem właśnie taki (Lord, If You Need Me Just Like That), Sądny Dzień (The Judgment Day).