The Stone Quarry

Ehud Ben-Ezer

1963

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This text recounts acts of violence. The text provides insight into Jewish history; however, The Posen Library does not condone or promote sexual violence or oppression of any kind.

Chapter 30

Bedlam

Nissim Levy dodged out through the back fence. He said goodbye to Danino, but instead of running away, he stood still, not far from there, and tried to pick up some words from the commotion.

He managed to hear Danino calling on the microphone, “Comrades, comrades,” and said to himself: “Now he’ll explain to them. But what? Never…
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Creator Bio

Ehud Ben-Ezer

b. 1936

Writer and critic Ehud Ben-Ezer was born to a founding family of Peta? Tikvah. He studied Kabbalah and philosophy at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and he served in the Naḥal in 1955 and 1956 and as a paramedic during the Six-Day War. After working as a teacher in the Negev, he began writing fiction about his own experiences and those of his ancestors. In addition to his own prolific literary output, Ben-Ezer works as a literary critic, publishing in a number of Israeli periodicals. He has won many literary distinctions in Israel and abroad, including multiple prizes from the prime minister and two fellowships at Oxford University.

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