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Snow has fallen, with no light. A month
has gone by now or two, since autumn in its monkish cowl
brought tidings my way, a leaf from Ukrainian slopes:
“Remember it’s wintry here too, for the…
Contributor:
Paul Celan
Places:
Tabarasti, Kingdom of Romania
(Tabarasti, Romania)
Date:
1943
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I want to recount a beautiful tale. I ask that the men relax. Listen, and see how marvelous it is how merciful God restores justice for us.
Jacob:
He said to his son, I wanted to send you to find out…
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Moses Samuel Konfino
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Bucharest, Ottoman Empire
(Bucharest, Romania)
Date:
1862
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The university was closed the day before yesterday, 9 December, in anticipation of the 10th. Quiet days, however: the occasional scuffle and an unremarkable street demonstration.
In any case, things…
Contributor:
Mihail Sebastian
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Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
(Bucharest, Romania)
Date:
1934
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The pride of the Germans was Kinderlyn. He was taller even than Leona Lakner, and he carried a very small head on a huge body. He was a real actor; he was said to be a member of the Dresden…
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Rodion Markovits
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1928
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The antiquarian who spends his time amid his old things may well have his moments of despair. He probably asks himself more than once: “What is the use of all these antiques, while…
Contributor:
Moyshe Altman
Places:
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
(Bucharest, Romania)
Date:
1935
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I am beginning to get used to the years of war. We seem to struggle through the same journey from first of January to first of January, in a nightmare that is itself beginning…
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Mihail Sebastian
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Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
(Bucharest, Romania)
Date:
1943
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Artist Unknown
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Bucharest, Austrian Empire
(Bucharest, Romania)
Date:
1859
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CharactersMaenoyakh, an old citizen of BethlehemShulamis, his daughterAvisholom, a young hero descended from the Maccabees.
Avisholom
I shall not leave here until I have rested
Jerusalem…
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Abraham Goldfaden
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1881
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Better still than this is that they should recite the “Verses of Praise,” Yigdal and Adon Olam, and the other exalted prayers on Sabbaths and festivals to the accompaniment of the harp and the sound…
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Aaron Chorin
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1818