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Blessed art Thou, Lord, our God,
King of the Universe,
Who has kept us and protected us,
and supported us until this day
it would be better we had never seen.
You deprived us of nothing,
neither…
Contributor:
Boris Khersonsky
Places:
Odesa, Ukraine
Date:
1996
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The one who whispers in automobiles
Causes streetlamps to tremble with thanksgiving as he kneels
And brings their harsh hauteur low as they boast
At the hour of perfect darkness
At the height of the…
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Haviva Pedaya
Places:
Beersheba, Israel
Date:
1996
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On the holiest day we fast till sundown.
I watch the sun stand still
as the horizon edges towards it. Four hours to go.
The rabbi’s mouth opens and closes and opens.
I think: fish
and little steaming…
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Chana Bloch
Places:
Berkeley, United States of America
Date:
1981
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I’m trying to pray; one of the voices of my mind says, “God, please help me do this,”
but another voice intervenes: “How conceive God’s interest would be to help you believe?”
Is this prayer? Might…
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C. K. Williams
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Philadelphia, United States of America
Date:
1992
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They went down in the elevator, the grey woman and Mr. Sammler, and through lower passages paved in speckled material, through tunnels, up and down ramps, past laboratories and supply rooms. Well…
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Saul Bellow
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1969
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Dedicated to my friend Ignacio Móntes de Oca.
Why, if summer strips the garden
Of flowers and verdant foliage,
Does Spring so generously restore
Lush greenery, soft flowers,
And brilliant color;
An…
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Salomón López Fonseca
Places:
Coro, United States of Venezuela (Coro, Venezuela)
Date:
1877
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To one who honors you, Lord, be just,
And may my sonorous work be blessed.
Dear lord, by your will be it wrought
That out of nothing comes a new Thought.
Let it be pure, proud, faithful…
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Catulle Mendès
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Paris, French Republic (Paris, France)
Date:
1900
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[Vocabulary list in (from right to left) Hebrew, Yiddish, and Russian, with notes in French and English]CavernAntreПещераהאֶהלעמעְרָָהTo missManquerНе пѳпадать,פערפעהלעןהחַטֲֵא(the aim) въ цвльפעהל…
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Israel Ḥayim Taviov
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Riga, Russian Empire (Riga, Latvia)
Date:
1896
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Chapter 19
When Süss returned to his prison cell, he found his uncle waiting for him. In tears he fell into the arms of the dignified old man and told him everything that had happened to him. Rabbi…
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Marcus Lehmann
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Mainz, German Empire (Mainz, Germany)
Date:
1897
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. . . My mother sits on a low stool and her head is slumped forward on her breast and her eyes are red. Evening is nearly upon us; and the memorial candle is burning on the windowsill . . .
Papa has…
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Dvora Baron
Date:
1911