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I inherited naive open-heartedness
From generations of small-town Polish Jews,
And sharp talk
From hot-bathed women in my clan.
A blind June-night mixed it all
And sent me out—
With no…
Contributor:
A. Leyeles
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1937
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That’s you—the Eternal Jew.
Of Esau’s lullaby, of Gentile legend.
And I am your nephew—Jud’ Süss Oppenheimer.
You, seer, who can see far, see clear, see through,
You may say that I—am not I,
That one…
Contributor:
J. L. Teller
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1937
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Let no one cross my threshold,
Nor disturb my silence;
I no longer wish to hear
The noise of people and speech
From them I crawled away
In tears, into my corner,
To listen at last in quiet
To the…
Contributor:
Mani Leib
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1930s
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I am a stranger.
Since no one dares approach me
I would be girded with towers
That wear their steep and stone-gray caps
Aloft in clouds.
The brazen key you will not find
That locks the musty…
Contributor:
Gertrud Kolmar
Places:
Berlin, Weimar Republic (Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1932
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As a symbol of the past—all sadness and humility—my mother’s face swims up and rises before my eyes. Her eyes two black abysses, anguish peering from them; her lips moist and rosy, a smile always…
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Dvora Baron
Places:
Russian Empire (Russia, Russia)
Date:
1910
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I was born a Jew, and as I attained self-awareness, I realized that almost four thousand years of human history were working to present me with questions: How was I to understand myself as a Jew, how…
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Henryk Nusbaum
Places:
Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1899