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And it happened that one day, the sons of Jacob went to graze their sheep in Shechem, for they still grazed in Shechem in those days. And when the sons of Jacob were grazing their flock in Shechem…
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Mid–17th Century
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Caged in a city of refuge, unredeemed, though the High Priest is already dead; kept alive by the hope of being ransomed; at all times manacled in the chains and bonds of love; struck on the cheek…
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Judah Zarco
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
1560
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Lasik’s downfall did not come because of his name. It was only because of that sigh. Perhaps it was not even the sigh, but rather the economic situation, or the hot weather, or perhaps even certain…
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Ilya Ehrenburg
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Paris, French Third Republic (Paris, France)
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1928
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Back in Vienna again, on my way home from a visit to the outer districts of the city, I was unexpectedly caught in a heavy shower of rain that sent people running from its wet whiplash to take refuge…
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Stefan Zweig
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Vienna, First Austrian Republic (Vienna, Austria)
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1929
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arn-volf—parnes khoydesh (chairman of the kahal, the community council)
beyle—his wife
stere—his daughter
rabbi
first and second Dayen (judges of the bes…
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Moyshe Kulbak
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1936
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I slept with a murderer every night of my life for two years. The murderer is dead now. He died some weeks ago in Chicago. That is why I am free to tell the tale.
I was a small boy at that time. I…
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Louis Golding
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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1938
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Dost thou sleep, my brother Abel,
That thou art so wonderfully fair?
Never have I seen thee
As beautiful before.
Does the beauty lie in my ax,
Or is it, perhaps, in thee?
Before the day is done,
Spe…
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Itzik Manger
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London, United Kingdom
Date:
1941
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Before the law stands a doorkeeper. To this doorkeeper there comes a man from the country and prays for admittance to the Law. But the doorkeeper says that he cannot grant admittance at the moment…
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Franz Kafka
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Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1915
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When I told Glikeria the story of Angus, she told me that the story of Angus falling in love with Kerr is quite a story; that is: an all inclusive, conclusive, and exhaustive story about falling in…
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Ruth Almog
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Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
2000
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It was fascinating to see her face again after so long. Although Joe had never forgotten the girl whom he had surprised that morning in Jerry Glovsky’s bedroom, he saw that, in his nocturnal…
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Michael Chabon
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Berkeley, United States of America
Date:
2000