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Williamson(Brushing past him.): Excuse me…
Levene:…excuse you, nothing, you be as cold as you want, but you just fucked a good man out of six thousand dollars and his goddamn bonus ’cause you didn’t…
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David Mamet
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1984
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[One] of the most evident features of New York photography has so far not been addressed by writers: the fact that, in every account, the great majority of the photographers concerned were or are Jews…
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Max Kozloff
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New York, United States of America
Date:
2002
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Carnes:The farmer and the cowman should be friends,
Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends.
One man likes to push a plough,
The other likes to chase a cow,
But that’s no reason why they cain…
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Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1943
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[ . . . ] Marjorie returned to the bedroom and waited for a moment, watching the doorknob. Then she walked to the full-length mirror on the closet door, and draped the black dress…
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Herman Wouk
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1955
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As soon as [Opotowski] came, he and the others were told that their chances of securing employment in a region where there are few Jews will be much better if they do not have such long beards. He and…
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Cyrus L. Sulzberger
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1907
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He pushed the button marked “Down.” He pushed again. The machine ignored the command. Slowly he pivoted his head back, staring up at the stainless-steel eyebrow just over the door. No movement of…
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Thane Rosenbaum
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1996
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At her meeting with the associate dean, Edith Margareten asked the administrator, a woman in her mid-40s, about the climate for Jews at Notre Dame. “Oh, it’s fine,” she said. “I’m Methodist myself.”
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Robin Hemley
Places:
Chicago, United States of America
Date:
1996
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Four weeks before the completion of the new twelve-story addition the store advertised for two hundred experienced saleswomen. Rachel Wiletzky, entering the superintendent’s office after a wait of…
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Edna Ferber
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1918
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Mitch Epstein
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Holyoke, United States of America
Date:
2000
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The sunset lit up the sky, splashing the drab tenements with gold, bringing memories of Sabbath candles and the smell of gefüllte fish. When I had lived on Hester Street, I would…
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Anzia Yezierska
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1950