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Bom Retiro, or The Childhood Neighborhood
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Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, the so-called “Days of Awe” arrived. There was no Jew in all of Bom Retiro who, God forbid, would ever think of not observing them. Any endeavor, no matter how important…

Contributor:

Eliezer Levin

Places:

São Paulo, Brazil

Date:

1972

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Class, Writing, Labor, Community, Fiction

Categories:

Fiction
Can I?
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I just can’t. Should I? I feel like going in, but I just can’t; I remain stationary. The church door opens and closes, continually, and I open and close with it, split asunder. Warmth escapes from…

Contributor:

Alberto Dines

Places:

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date:

1972

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Christian-Jewish relations, Holidays, Community, Christianity, Fiction

Categories:

Fiction