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Without Jews
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Without Jews, no Jewish God. If, God forbid, we should quit this world, Your poor tent’s light would out. Abraham knew You in a cloud: since then, You are the flame of our face, the rays our eyes…

Contributor:

Jacob Glatstein

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1946

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Holocaust, Memory, Death, Mourning

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Literature, Poetry
To God in Europe
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God, blood has overflowed the soul; among us, the weight of his killed kindred lies heavy on the head of every living creature. And it is Sinai, it is Nevo now. As for the goyim…

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Uri Zvi Greenberg

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1951

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Mourning, Holocaust, Torture, Christian-Jewish relations

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Poetry, Literature, Prayer & Liturgy
The Syrian-African Rift: Six Poems
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The sages say, that at the time the Syrian-African Rift occurred, the celestial inhabitants were not up-to-date. Each man was engaged at his trade. In grinding…

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Avot Yeshurun

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1973

Subjects:

Arab-Jewish relations, Mourning, Jewish identity, Death, Holidays

Categories:

Poetry, Literature