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[ . . . ] The oft-repeated reproach that Homer is a liar takes nothing from his effectiveness, he does not need to base his story on historical reality, his reality is powerful enough in itself; it…
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Erich Auerbach
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Istanbul, Turkey
Date:
1942
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The very lack of a self-contained territory that has so far disqualified the study of Yiddish from NDEA [the National Defense Education Act] support endows Ashkenazic Jewry with exemplary value for a…
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Uriel Weinreich
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New York, United States of America
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1963
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There is a certain place where dumb-waiters boom, doors slam, dishes crash; every window is a mother’s mouth bidding the street shut up, go skate somewhere else, come home. My voice is the loudest. […
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Grace Paley
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1959
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Ros:We could play at questions.
Guil:What good would that do?
Ros:Practice!
Guil:Statement! One-love.
Ros:Cheating!
Guil:How?
Ros:I hadn’t started yet.
Guil:Statement. Two—love.
Ros:Are you counting…
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Tom Stoppard
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London, United Kingdom
Date:
1966
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During the period between the two wars, the relations between Jews and Muslims progressively altered. One can assign several causes to this unfortunate evolution.
One is the acceleration…
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Raymond Bénichou
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1957
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This is therefore followed by a question: since it is so that we are still slaves, why is this night of Egyptian exile different from all the other nights of exile under other kingdoms? Why all this…
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Ezekiel Landau
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1782
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I believe “Oriental” is the appropriate term. I feel proud to be classed with Hindus and Chinese and Japanese and other Asiatics. Besides, the name reminds us of dear Turkey, to whom we owe so much…
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Joseph Gedalecia
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1914
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Some say the word Odradek is of Slavonic origin, and try to account for it on that basis. Others again believe it to be of German origin, only influenced by Slavonic. The uncertainty of both…
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Franz Kafka
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Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1917
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This black stone seal, from the City of David in Jerusalem, depicts two bearded men with their hands raised in a gesture of worship, flanking an altar or pedestal. The crescents on the altar or…
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City of David, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB–IIC, Mid-8th–Mid-7th Century BCE
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To satisfy your doubt concerning my signature, I have to tell you, in all philosophical frankness, that I was born with a burning desire and the greatest curiosity to know, more as a way to get to…
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Joseph Attias
Places:
Livorno, Kingdom of Italy (Livorno, Italy)
Date:
1733