Changed His Name
Nehemiah Levinsky
ca. 1935
Johannes pushed his cart laden with fruit and vegetables. He pushed with difficulty for his route lay uphill. Automobiles rushed past him, hooting insolently, demanding the road. Awkwardly he turned his cart aside to allow the empty cars to travel up the hill. They flew wildly past, leaving clouds of yellow dust behind them.
Johannes had chosen a…
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