Cover for Peretz Markish’s Book of Poetry, Far folk un heymland (For People and Homeland)

The Law has such a great house—oh, look what suitors she does have!Who can doubt they are illustrious,Since on such a grand house they call?Even the judges of the peoplehave engaged in wooing her,show…

A fire [of joy] is kindled within me, when I recall [the spiritual climate] when I was in Yemen, [But] my soul [descended to] abysmal depths and was immensely astounded when I came to Zion. The Jews…

The door it opened slowly, My father he came in, I was nine years old. And he stood so tall above me, His blue eyes they were shining And his voice was very cold. He said, “I’ve had a vision And…