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I have observed that on account of our many sins these days, very many Jews have…
Contributor:
Chofetz Chaim
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Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1897
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On the roads of Siberia
Someone may still uncover a button, a lace
Of my torn shoe,
A leather belt, a shard of a clay mug,
A page of the holy book.
On the rivers of Siberia
Someone may still…
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H. Leivick
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1918
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Charles-Valentin Alkan
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Paris, French Empire (Paris, France)
Date:
1859
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Oh, Father of great mercy
In sunset’s flame there fades
My cradle land
That was once nearer to me than my salt-crusted shirt
Where with my brother Russian
I shared more than once
A measly bite of…
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Yoysef Kerler
Places:
Jerusalem, Israel
Date:
1990
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Michael Gitlin
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1985
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The pages of the book you are now holding in your hand have been soaked in blood and tears. Every word you are reading is a Jewish sigh; every letter is a groan, an akh, a sound of moaning from its…
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Mordechai Alpersohn
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1911
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It is April 1959, I’m standing at the railing of the Batory’s upper deck, and I feel that my life is ending. I’m looking out at the crowd that has gathered on the shore to see the ship’s departure…
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Eva Hoffman
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1989
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Wind bells over the river with an
Indian name: transplanted homelessness
disguised as a transplanted home.
The garden jingles. Odorous sandalwood censers,
kimonos and saris flashing well among
the…
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Ágnes Gergely
Places:
Budapest, Hungary
Date:
1993
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A gigantic queue in front of the American Embassy building. Today the 36,124th person has already been entered on the waiting list. The majority are Muscovites, but many have come from other cities…
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Arthur Hertzberg
Places:
Berkeley, United States of America
Date:
1988