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The Jewish Woman
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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

Subjects:

Life cycle, Women, Jewish identity, Death, Poetry

Categories:

Poetry
Sister
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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…

Contributor:

Dvora Baron

Places:

Russian Empire (Russia, Russia)

Date:

1910

Subjects:

Women, Family, Birth, Jewish identity, Life cycle, Fiction

Categories:

Fiction