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Contributor:
Will Eisner
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1940
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For two minutes we gazed at each other
In curious silence.
When politeness nudged me in the shoulder,
I introduced myself:
A man, the crown of creation.
The grasshopper
Was not overwhelmed.
He kept…
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A. Leyeles
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New York City, United States of America
Date:
1937
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For the first fifteen years of our lives, Danny and I lived within five blocks of each other and neither of us knew of the other’s existence. [ . . . ]
Danny and I probably would never have met—or we…
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Chaim Potok
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1967
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I was standing in the park under that tree. They call it the Hanging Elm. Once upon a time it made a big improvement on all kinds of hooligans. Nowadays if, once in a while…No. So this woman comes up…
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Grace Paley
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1985
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“You found the victim?”
She nodded.
“Was she conscious at the time?”
“Yes. Baruch Hashem.”
“Pardon?”
“Nothing. Mrs. Adler was conscious.”
“That’s fine,” Decker said. He faced the uniforms. “Cordon off…
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Faye Kellerman
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1986
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I was out of the cavern no more than a minute, taking a last look around the square at the minarets, the moon, the domes, the Wall, when someone was shouting at me, “It’s you!”
Standing in my path was…
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Philip Roth
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1986
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I rang up to tell you that I’m your tenant Cohen. I say I’m your tenant, Cohen. I ain’t goin’, I’m stoppin’ here. I’m your tenant Coh—Not lieutenant Cohen. I vant to tell you thet last night the vind…
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Joe Hayman
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1913
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I do not believe in free love.
There is legal marriage, an institution based on ideas and pretenses.
A legally married wife you can divorce, but where will you run away from free love?
As for…
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Moyshe Nadir
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1915
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Milton Bill Finger, Bob Kane
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1939
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I have the good luck to be a Polish Jew.
If I were a Greek Jew, a Dutch Jew, a Turkish Jew, or some other kind of Jew, I would be miserable. Who would pay any attention to me and who would be…
Contributor:
Moyshe Nudelman
Places:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
(New York, United States of America)
Date:
1947