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As a symbol of the past—all sadness and humility—my mother’s face swims up and rises before my eyes. Her eyes two black abysses, anguish peering from them; her lips moist and rosy, a smile always…
Contributor:
Dvora Baron
Places:
Russian Empire (Russia, Russia)
Date:
1910
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Within a few weeks the season arrived for merry walks in the marvelous woods, gay boat rides on the river, poetic campfires beneath dark, satiny skies, boisterous breachings of the silence of the…
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Uri Nisan Gnessin
Places:
Russian Empire (Lithuania, Lithuania)
Date:
1905
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Having risen from behind the Judean hills late at night, the moon illuminated the Yemenite neighborhood and the nearby bushland; it played a magical game there between the trees. It hid behind them…
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Neḥamah Pukhachewsky
Places:
Rishon Lezion, Ottoman Palestine (Rishon LeZiyyon, Israel)
Date:
1911
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Dad Runs Away with the Circus was Etgar Keret's first children's book. It was illustrated by award-winning illustrator and comic book artist Rutu Modan. The two collaborated on several projects…
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Etgar Keret, Rutu Modan
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
2000
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Six days left. Less than a week! That means, after next Saturday I would no longer see Sayyid. I couldn’t sleep. I didn’t change my clothes. I gritted my teeth, because I was afraid the shriek…
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Sami Michael, Nurit Serfaty
Places:
Haifa, Israel
Date:
1979
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“When I get papa out of jail, we’ll join you. We’ll meet at Strasbourg, don’t worry,” Mama said.
When Alex heard about the entire matter, he said: “No, I don’t want to go. I want Mama.”
Alex was very…
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Ruth Almog
Places:
Bnei Brak, Israel
Date:
1999
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After finishing the letter, Elisheva handed it back to Hogeh and gracefully added: “Would that letters such as this might appear more often in our literature! For only such refinement of language will…
Contributor:
Abraham Mapu
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
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1857–1864