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This story admittedly took place a long time ago and furthermore in a far-off land—in England, in fact. Yet in spite of everything, it is still important and worthy of being…
Contributor:
Isaac Meyer Dik
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Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1889
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A porch stage left, a little window. A tree at right. Under the tree a table on a wooden beam. Two solid old benches. In the background, a fence with an entrance in the middle. Behind the fence…
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Alter-Sholem Kacyzne
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Warsaw, Second Polish Republic (Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1925
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Citizen Voli Brener
A Moscow snowy morning, sun-streaked and dry. When it falls on a Sunday, the morning shines with a thousand Moscow sparkles—rejuvenating white lights that charm and shimmer, as if…
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David Bergelson
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Berlin, Weimar Republic (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1928
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“ . . . And all those who are on the left side go and wander in the world and seek to dress themselves in the body.”—From Zohar Beraishit
When the Havdoleh candle is extinguished,
In Gehenna, the…
Contributor:
Aaron Zeitlin
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Warsaw, Second Polish Republic (Warsaw, Poland)
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ca. 1920
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Birds are drowsing on the branches.
Sleep, my darling child.
At your cradle, in the field,
A stranger sits and sings.
Once you had another cradle
Woven out of joy.
And your mother, oh your mother
W…
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Leah Rudnitsky
Places:
Wilno, Republic of Poland (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
ca. 1942
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The cartwheels rush,
quivering.
What is their burden?
Shoes, shivering.
The cart is like
a great hall:
the shoes crushed together
as though at a ball.
A wedding? A party?
Have I gone blind?
Who…
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Abraham Sutzkever
Date:
1943
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In short, in addition to being affluent, our Reb Hoshea Heffler was also steeped in the holy books. He was a traditional Jew, who could not abide the maskilim, the enlightened ones. He always used to…
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Isaac Meyer Dik
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1865
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He said: “Show me, I pray You, Your glory!”
Behold, wise men have declared,
Moreover, the proofs adduced by them have attested,
That the senses are illusory,
Mirages are legion,
Thoughts are…
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Abraham Dov (Adam) ha-Kohen Lebensohn
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1842
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In honor of Jacob’s daughter who was raped by Ben ḤamorWhy should you weep my sister Ruḥamah,Why are you downcast, why does your spirit quiver,And why have your rosy cheeks wilted?Because raiders…
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Judah Leib Gordon
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Russian Empire (Lithuania, Lithuania)
Date:
1881
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A new letter-writing guide containing many examples of various kinds of important letters written with great diligence, great sensitivity, and in the best style; these letters also include very nice…
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Hirsh Leon D’or
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1893