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The Israelites again did what was offensive to the Lord—Ehud now being dead. And the Lord surrendered them to King Jabin of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. His army commander was Sisera, whose base…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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The days of my life pass by, dissolve like mist.
I don’t know the what and when; I don’t know the who.
Baal and Astarte have grown alien to me.
My kingdom and my foes grow alien, too.
I don’t…
Contributor:
Shulamit Kalugai
Places:
Mandate Palestine (Israel)
Date:
1941
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I do not want to see you in my dreams
each night. I do not want to tremble when I hear
a footstep at my door. I do not want
to think of you each hour of every day.
I do not want to see
in the…
Contributor:
Leah Goldberg
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Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1952
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We wore each other out today
the sun and I
working in the vineyard.
The sun dropped behind the mountain
exhausted, red,
and burning hot
I was left alone.
We were both
a little overheated
today,
the…
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Rukhl Fishman
Places:
Bet Alfa, Israel
Date:
1958
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In winter, the rain beat down on the roof.
She said white was her favorite shade.
At hand he then gave her, his heart filled with joy,
A bunch of daffodils, fragrant and moist.
She laughed: “My dear…
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Uri Assaf
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1963
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My son, if you accept my words
And treasure up my commandments;
If you make your ear attentive to wisdom
And your mind open to discernment;
If you call to understanding
And cry aloud to…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Biblical Period
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Autumn came and Father decided to put an end to the growing hostility surrounding us. We were already isolated, friendless, and bankrupt, deep in the heart of a cold, gray season. I was still going to…
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Aharon Appelfeld
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Petah Tikva, Israel
Date:
1978
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A dull, rhythmic tremor thudded inside the room over and over again, as if someone was pounding on the wall behind her head with his fists. She sat up in bed and tried to get up. After several vain…
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Yehoshua Kenaz
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Petah Tikva, Israel
Date:
1991
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When I told Glikeria the story of Angus, she told me that the story of Angus falling in love with Kerr is quite a story; that is: an all inclusive, conclusive, and exhaustive story about falling in…
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Ruth Almog
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Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
2000
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My parents had been married for five years when I was born, the second child after my sister, and, as far back as I can remember, I never heard them quarreling. It is possible that they…
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Sasson Somekh
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
2003