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My parents had been married for five years when I was born, the second child after my sister, and, as far back as I can remember, I never heard them quarreling. It is possible that they…
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Sasson Somekh
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Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
2003
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They became steady friends and lovers. Better friends than lovers. She adored kissing and touching him; she adored his physical nearness. Her ultimate inhibitions were never quite broken…
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Ludwig Lewisohn
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1928
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King David was old, advanced in years. Though covered in bedclothes, he could not get warm. They searched the land of Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abischag the Shunammite, who was…
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André Spire
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Paris, French Third Republic
(Paris, France)
Date:
1925
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A moment of agonized suspense and Alvar Rodriguez stood at the window, the bar he had removed in his hand. He let down the string, to which Hassan’s now trembling hands secured the ladder and drew it…
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Grace Aguilar
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London, United Kingdom
Date:
1844
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Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
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Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
(Berlin, Germany)
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1841
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[ . . . ] Braendel dragged the poor woman into the smoky room, which stank of sweat, beer, and wine, and cried out in a loud voice, “Aren’t you ashamed, you children of honest Jews, to drink and…
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Alexandre Weill
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Paris, French Empire
(Paris, France)
Date:
1860