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From Non-Venetian Songs
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When will the walls of prejudice collapse, That split the fraternal human tribe into foes? Will the flame of love, illuminating the earth, Disperse the grim darkness of ignorance? —Meanwhile the sun…

Contributor:

Franciszka Arnsztajnowa

Places:

Lublin, Russian Empire (Lublin, Poland)

Date:

1889

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Antisemitism, Poetry, Assimilation, Piety

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
Auger Shaped
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I want to be a Pole. You have my word! I want to reach the peak of Polishness But I can find no way to manage: They always shout: “You’re a jew!” When I defend the jews from slander, Hoping to…

Contributor:

Leo Belmont

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1900

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Jewish languages, Assimilation, Christian-Jewish relations, Language and linguistics

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
Until the End
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From the cradle to the grave, A heavy burden crushes us . . . Constrains the mind, destroys our strength, Wreathes our brow with thorns . . . And yet, with amazing power Our lips run along the…

Contributor:

Aleksander Kraushar

Places:

Russian Empire (Poland, Poland)

Date:

1890

Subjects:

Assimilation, Nationalism, Prayer, Life cycle, Death

Categories:

Literature, Poetry