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[ . . . ] Marjorie returned to the bedroom and waited for a moment, watching the doorknob. Then she walked to the full-length mirror on the closet door, and draped the black dress…
Contributor:
Herman Wouk
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1955
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The New York Yiddish Theater opened its London season that autumn with what the drama critic of our building, a watchmaker named Shmulik, described as a daring translation of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing…
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Emanuel Litvinoff
Places:
London, United Kingdom
Date:
1972
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In truth Ezra is still very young, but sometimes these marriages are the ones that turn out best. I used to think it was a crime to do this to these children, but I see so many marriages for love…
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Marcos Ricardo Barnatán
Places:
Madrid, Spain
Date:
1971
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It is said: A thread of grace is spun and drawn out of the deeds of Israel, and the Holy One, blessed be He, Himself, in His glory, sits and weaves—strand on strand—a tallit all grace and all mercy…
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Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Places:
(Israel, Israel)
Date:
1908
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When my engagement was decided, my sister and brother-in-law announced, “You are engaged” without my even meeting the father of the bride.
As the date of my wedding approached, I still didn’t have the…
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Sa’adi Besalel a-Levi
Places:
Salonica, Ottoman Palestine
(Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
1881–1890