Collection of Yiddish Stories from Southern Germany
Isaac bar Yuda Reutlingen
1580–1600
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I Saw My Father Drowning
I saw my father drowning
In surging days.
His weak hand gave a last white flutter
In the distance—
And he was gone.
I kept on alone
Along the shore,
A boy still,
With small, thin legs,
And have…
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