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We Polish Jews
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“All right,” someone will say, “granted you are a Pole. But in that case, why ‘we jews’?” To which I answer: because of blood “Then racialism again?” No, not racialism at all. Quite the contrary. Th…

Contributor:

Julian Tuwim

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1944

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Holocaust, Martyrdom, Death, Satire

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Poetry, Literature, Firsthand Accounts, Speeches
The Martyrdom of the 93 Beit Ya‘akov Girls
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We cleansed our bodies and we are pure, We cleansed our spirits and are at peace. Death does not frighten us, We shall meet it calmly. We served God with…

Contributor:

Hillel Bavli

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1943

Subjects:

Martyrdom, Women, Purity, Prayer, Holocaust

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Poetry, Literature, Religion & Theology
The Nazarene
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“‘Do you want me to release to you your King of the Jews?’ asked Pilate of the multitude. “‘What is that? What does he say?’ “‘The Procurator asks whom shall he release to you for the festival: Bar…

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Sholem Asch

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1939

Subjects:

Christian-Jewish relations, Roman, Jewish identity, Martyrdom

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Literature, Fiction