The Pile

Shlomo Kalo

1962

The next day Marcel Schwartz registered at the labor exchange. [ . . . ]

Ten days later he heard clearly and explicitly: Marcel Schwartz! With trembling hands, he took his work notice, went home to his mother, and called to her:

“Work, Mom! I went to the exchange every day, and I finally got a job! Look, Mom—I got a job!”

The heavy-fleshed woman…

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Creator Bio

Shlomo Kalo

1928–2014

Shlomo Kalo was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, and was sent to a concentration camp during World War II. In 1946, he began his studies in medicine at the Charles University in Prague, trained as a pilot, and moved to Israel in 1949. He was a microbiologist and head of medical laboratories while also writing and gaining renown as a poet and short-story writer. He produced some eighty works, including translations. After undergoing a turn to Eastern religions, Kalon established the DAAT publishing house in 1969.

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