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I weep for you with all the letters of the alphabet
that made your hopeful songs. I saw how reason spent
itself in vain for hope, how you strove against regret—
and all the while your hearts were…
Contributor:
Chaim Grade
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1960
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The oldest Jewish cemetery in the United States is located in New York City; the grave of Cantor Gershom Mendes Seixas can be seen here in the burial grounds of Congregation Shearith Israel.
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Photographer Unknown
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New York City, United States of America
Date:
1798
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I have studied the science of leaving
in night’s unbraided sorrows.
Oxen ruminate—the waiting lingers to the final
hour of the city’s vigil—and I honor rituals
from that other night—the rooster…
Contributor:
Osip Mandelstam
Places:
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1917
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Smotrych, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Smotrych, Ukraine)
Date:
1744
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Lord God, You are very merciful
So incline Your ears toward us
And Remove Your Anger from us
For the Great sins that we have. Father, King
committed
Day and night we will pray to God
To accept…
Contributor:
Toybe Pan
Places:
Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1680
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This beaker was used by the members of a burial society in Prague at their annual banquet, held on the day traditionally designated as the anniversary of Moses’ death. The painted scene depicts a…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1713
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A Gift to Hofshteyn
Contributor:
Aharon Kushnirov
Date:
1922
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Abishag. Little, young, warm Abishag.
Shout into the street: King David is not yet dead.
But King David wants to sleep and they won’t let him.
Adoniyahu with his gang shout my crown off my gray head…
Contributor:
Jacob Glatstein
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1926
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[Enter the actor playing Mario Farucci]
Actor:Later. The cellar. After the funeral service for Paolo Farucci. After Don Leonardo has suddenly been taken to hospital. Night. [Exit]
[Dim light…
Contributor:
Nissim Aloni
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1975