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“In view of all this, we make this pledge and put it in writing; and on the sealed copy [are subscribed] our officials, our Levites, and our priests.
“On the sealed copy [are subscribed]: Nehemiah…
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Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE
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The relationship between the lovers had already lost much of its intimacy when the couple was blessed with a thriving son. This event reawakened the count’s feelings of tenderness for the mother of…
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Sara Hirsch Guggenheim
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1863–1864
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[…] Among such divergent opinions, poor Iduzza didn’t dare formulate any view on her own.
To the many mysteries of Authority which frightened her there had now been added the word Aryans, which she…
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Elsa Morante
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Rome, Italy
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1974
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This is the moment Francisco has been waiting for. Day after day and week after week he has imagined the court’s questions, turned them over in his mind, and minutely rehearsed his answers. Now fear…
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Marcos Aguinis
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Córdoba, Argentina
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1991
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“Alec,” she said meekly, “you’re wearing out my carpet.”
He stopped. “Pardon?”
“Why the Man of Destiny act?” she asked.
He stared at her uncomprehending.
She put her hand on his arm and shook him. “Oh…
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Betty Miller
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London, United Kingdom
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1935
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No, Moshe was not a serious Jewish boy. He was not committed to the history of the Jewish people. If he were asked to locate Tel Aviv on a map of Israel, I am not sure that Moshe could have done it.
I…
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Adam Thirlwell
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London, United Kingdom
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2003
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Mariette was preparing for her first communion. This was serious:
“The most beautiful day of my life, you understand!”
I didn’t understand.
“There’ll be bells ringing and music and lights…
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Edmond Fleg
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Paris, French Third Republic
(Paris, France)
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1926
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Have I made it clear how much I indulge my husband? Seven years of love had been simply one long series of concessions, joyfully made in a whirl of happiness. I adjusted to everything, all the…
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Sarah Lévy
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Paris, French Third Republic
(Paris, France)
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1930
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Jewish identity in the preemancipation period assumed essentially one of two forms—religion or communalism. Each in its own way was a break with tradition. Each was predicated on acceptance of the…
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Charles S. Liebman
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Philadelphia, United States of America
(Ramat Gan, Israel)
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1973
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In this play, adapted by Shmuel Hasfari from a novel by Sami Michael, the Arab woman Houda explains why she has decided to abort the fruit of her love for a Jew who has been killed in the Lebanese war…
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Shmuel Hasfari
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Tel Aviv, Israel
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1988