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Meanwhile the queen, wracked by internal anguish,
invites the king and Haman to her banquet
and in joyous hope awaits the sacred stream
of divine mercy form the holy fount-head;
her humble soul bowed…
Contributor:
João Pinto Delgado
Places:
Rouen, Kingdom of France (Rouen, France)
Date:
17th Century
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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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Léon Weissberg
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Paris, French Third Republic (Paris, France)
Date:
1926
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And yet I had a dreadful feeling! I saw my situation as absurd, paradoxical. I was defending the lives of several militants. I was speaking in the name of the dignity and freedom of a people, and I…
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Gisèle Halimi
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1973
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We had spent the summer at Enghien, in the pleasant Montmorency valley, where every year spring brings along with its fragrant greenery, the choicest Parisian society. Situated on the shore…
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Eugénie Foa
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Paris, Kingdom of France (Paris, France)
Date:
1833
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Alexander Sacharoff
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Paris, French Republic (Paris, France)
Date:
1910
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Artist Unknown
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Bordeaux, Kingdom of France (Bordeaux, France)
Date:
1747
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Chana Orloff
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Paris, French Third Republic (Paris, France)
Date:
1924
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When the bus disappeared, taking away their child, the Bensaïds remained on the empty sidewalk, their souls as barren as if their daughter had been carried off by death.
With a…
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Irma Ychou
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1947
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Esteemed by his bosses, envied by his friends, husband of an intelligent wife, owner of a lovely house, Si Bou-Djemaa might well have been happy if the desire for a new wife had not tormented him.
Tal…
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Elisa Chimenti
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1958