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A lion drew his final breath,
And animals were bereft by his death.
There was no one to rule the realm,
So everyone wanted to take the helm.
When the animals realized their quandary,
They discussed…
Contributor:
Solomon Ettinger
Places:
Odesa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)
Date:
Mid–19th century
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“It was then the morning of the second day of the war in Jerusalem. The horizon paled in the east. We were at the climax of the battle on Ammunition Hill. We’d been fighting there for three hours. A…
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Yoram Taharlev
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1967
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Carnes:The farmer and the cowman should be friends,Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends.One man likes to push a plough,The other likes to chase a cow,But that’s no reason why they cain’t be…
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Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1943
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Israel is rejuvenated like the majestic
Eagle, in the Sapphire of faithfulness,
Flying in the goodness of observance,
Its gaze fixed on the…
Contributor:
Daniel Levi de Barrios
Places:
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1688
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You, Jerusalem, I can never forget;
Rather, I remember you in my every joy,
With tears in my eyes, which never cease.
I am moved by grief and great sadness,
Not by mockery, nor happiness:
Solely to…
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Unknown
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Ancona, Papal States (Ancona, Italy)
Date:
1556/7
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Why should I take it to heart
I have new things on my mind,
Imagination that helps me to forget at times.
Why should I take it to heart
I have so much before that to love,
I always have friends…
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Arik Einstein, Shalom Hanoch
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Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1970
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And yet she was the jewel of perfection to all far and near
Who had not seen such splendor, all who came from north and south
From all lands and gathered there, the distinguished
Who were drawn to…
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Benjamin ha-Levi Ashkenazi
Places:
Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
ca. 1545
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Again the herd throngs the village gateways
and dust rises up from the dirt roads.
And farther still a pair of clappers
keep pace with the lengthening shadows.
Evening descends, evening descends.
A…
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Oded Avisar
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Hebron, Jordan (Hebron, West Bank)
Date:
1960
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At noon in the kasbah
When the souk was packed
I’d be walking around
My chest toned and hard
And they’d all be saying: What a guy
And as I walked down the alleyways
From every window…
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Dan Almagor
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1966
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Sunday, 1st Tammuz, 5426
Contributor:
Jacob Tausk
Places:
Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1666