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One morning, Noa woke up and asked, “Is today Monday, Mommy?”“No,” Mommy said. “Today’s Tuesday. Monday was yesterday.”Another morning, Noa woke up and asked Daddy, “Maybe today’s Friday?”“No,” Daddy…
Contributor:
Nira Harel
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1979
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Dad and Nimrod had an agreed-upon whistle. When dad whistled that whistle, even from a distance, Nimrod would immediately leap up from his place and race toward him. Dad said that this was the whistle…
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Yaacov Shavit
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1987
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Now we resemble a city under siege, one whose enemies swarm toward it from all directions.
And if, in the meantime, we are forced to confront the tanks armed only with Molotov bottles, then we must…
Contributor:
Esther Streit-Wurzel
Places:
Petah Tikva, Israel
Date:
1976
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I really like it when it rains in the morning, before school, because then, there’s this atmosphere of winter. Outside, it’s cloudy and pretty dark, and in the classroom and hallways you suddenly…
Contributor:
Gadi Taub
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1992
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The shaving of hair has a startling effect. The absence of hair transforms individual women into like bodies. Indistinguishable. Age melts away. Other personal differences melt away. Facial…
Contributor:
Livia Bitton-Jackson
Places:
New York City, United States of America
(Israel)
Date:
1997
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They are taking me to the town to go to school—let them take me. I will show them how I will learn there; and they ought to know this already, haven’t they seen and also…
Contributor:
Rosa Jaffe
Places:
Jaffa, Ottoman Palestine
(Jaffa, Israel)
Date:
1902
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Arnon Street is not the largest street in Tel Aviv. On the contrary, it is a small street, nearly an alleyway. There is very little traffic. A double-decker bus does not go through it, or any other…
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Leah Goldberg
Places:
Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine
(Tel Aviv, Israel)
Date:
1943
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Ruthy’s mommy brought a gift
What fun!
A balloon for everyone.
For Ruthy—a blue balloon.
For Ron—a yellow balloon.
For Sigalit—a purple balloon.
For Uri—a green balloon.
And for Alon—a red balloon.…
Contributor:
Miryam Rot
Places:
Shaʽar HaGolan, Israel
Date:
1974
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Friendship
It isn’t as easy as they say
Making friends right away,
I went down to the playground today,
To sit alone while others play.
The girls were having lots of fun,
Playing hopscotch and…
Contributor:
Tirtsa Atar
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1976