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Padua, Republic of Venice (Padua, Italy)
Date:
1695
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Let not Ambition mock their useful toil,
Their homely joys, and destiny obscure;
Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile
The short and simple annals of the poor.
—Thomas Gray, “Elegy Written in a…
Contributor:
Meir Basri
Places:
Baghdad, Iraq
Date:
1955
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David Pina
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1678
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The sunset lit up the sky, splashing the drab tenements with gold, bringing memories of Sabbath candles and the smell of gefüllte fish. When I had lived on Hester Street, I would…
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Anzia Yezierska
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1950
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No, Anton Wanzl was not good. He lacked love, he lacked heart. He did only what he thought was clever and sensible. He gave no love and asked for none. He never needed any affection, any tenderness…
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Joseph Roth
Places:
Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1916