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Shylock:You speak of revenge, you who cage us within ghettos, you who cast us alive into flames, only because we are Jews. [Pause.] Are not Jews and Christians alike fashioned in the image of God…
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Maurice Schwartz
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1947
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Even if I consider myself too much of a big shot to set foot inside a synagogue for fifteen minutes—which is all he is asking—at least I should have respect enough to change into decent clothes for…
Contributor:
Philip Roth
Places:
Philadelphia, United States of America
Date:
1969
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“Reb Hersh,” I finally said, “as I sat here listening to you, I sometimes thought I was listening to myself. And since it’s harder to lie to yourself than to someone else, I will answer you as though…
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Chaim Grade
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1951
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The filthy train lurched along the tracks, jolting my spine through the slats of the wooden seat.
I was thoughtful, my happiness mixed with vague regrets. Happiness? No, a deserter’s sense of hard-won…
Contributor:
José Chudnovsky
Places:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date:
1964