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“You found the victim?”
She nodded.
“Was she conscious at the time?”
“Yes. Baruch Hashem.”
“Pardon?”
“Nothing. Mrs. Adler was conscious.”
“That’s fine,” Decker said. He faced the uniforms. “Cordon off…
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Faye Kellerman
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New York City, United States of America
Date:
1986
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I was out of the cavern no more than a minute, taking a last look around the square at the minarets, the moon, the domes, the Wall, when someone was shouting at me, “It’s you!”
Standing in my path was…
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Philip Roth
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New York City, United States of America
Date:
1986
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I lowered the window more and let the wind wash my face. As often happens when you stand at the window of a fast-moving train, a speck of dirt flew into my eye, and both eyes began to tear.
I had…
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Friedrich Gorenstein
Date:
1988
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All the Jewish children’s homes and live-in kindergartens that Robi Singer had been attending since the age of four had something in common. Besides a birth certificate and vaccination papers, they…
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György Dalos
Date:
1990
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A Holocaust survivor grapples with the question: should one bring children into the world after experiencing the horrors of the death camps?
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Imre Kertész
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Budapest, Hungary
Date:
1990
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“You be the man. You lead!”
So his mother commanded him, taking his reluctant hands and putting them firmly around her middle. “Go on, lead!” She smiled at him. He could feel her breath on his face…
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David Grossman
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Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1991
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Around noon they got dressed warmly and went for a walk. The fog stood high, suddenly the sun broke through, Jesuit Meadow was full of snow. As they crossed Rustenschacher Street there was a Breughel…
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Robert Schindel
Date:
1992
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It’s hard to imagine Uncle Silvester making Uncle Pucho eat soap.
Uncle Silvester was always a man of principles.
As proof, there’s the story…
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Ana María Shua
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date:
1994
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A woman named Bella stayed behind to speak to me. Her hair was carefully waved, touched with streaks of blond, her eyes round and blue. She was not one of the shapeless old, but kept waist, hips, and…
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Norma Rosen
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1996
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My mother’s interview with the Grandmother went on late into the night. First, Rebecca took a long look at her daughter-in-law, betraying her shortsightedness by getting very close and peering into…
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Anita Diamant
Places:
Newton, United States of America
Date:
1997