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A whole world of railways appeared in our time
They carry their passengers—poor men and rich.
Admire the wonder, but bear this in mind:
It’s really a parable, meant just for you.
It is we who are…
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Elyokum Tsunzer
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Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1875
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I rang up to tell you that I’m your tenant Cohen. I say I’m your tenant, Cohen. I ain’t goin’, I’m stoppin’ here. I’m your tenant Coh—Not lieutenant Cohen. I vant to tell you thet last night the vind…
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Joe Hayman
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1913
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I do not believe in free love.
There is legal marriage, an institution based on ideas and pretenses.
A legally married wife you can divorce, but where will you run away from free love?
As for…
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Moyshe Nadir
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1915
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Merv:Sara, can I have my shirt? I’ve got a lunch date with the rabbi of Dublin.Sara:Mervyn, you came all the way to Queen Anne’s Gate. Please sit a minute.Tess:Sit down, Merv. I’ll get your shirt. Win…
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Wendy Wasserstein
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1993
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Bigdickus:Where’s he going? [shouting at an aide who has just exited] Where do you think you’re going?!Prostitutus:He thinks he’s going to baby-sit.Bigdickus:Babysitting? I sent him to kill her and he…
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Anat Gov
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Ramat HaSharon, Israel
Date:
2001
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So let’s drink whisky, brothers—
let’s hope we live to drink again.
Let’s drink now—enough of eating.
How can you forget about whisky for so long!
If we didn’t have whisky,
how would we live in this…
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Mikhl Gordon
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Žagarė, Russian Empire (Žagarė, Lithuania)
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ca. 1868
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[While the song from the radio can still be heard, Israel sits motionless, in such a way that it is hard to tell whether he is checking a test, thinking, or is just sunk in his place. Later, suddenly…
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Avraham Raz
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1972
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[Leidental’s room. Evening. Leidental. One of his fingers is bandaged.]Leidental:[To himself.] At eight fifteen I felt I cannot any more with myself. I had: regulation misery, pain to top…
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Hanoch Levin
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1972
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Interlocutors: Massimiano, Santino, and VeridicoSantino:What, does it seem to you, is a comedy, who was its first author, what is its purpose, is it rendered in verse or in…
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Judah Sommo
Places:
Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)
Date:
ca. 1565