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And the Crooked Shall Be Made Straight
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Menashe Chaim rends his life, and she remains another’s wife. A man holds the keys to his fate in his hand, and a parable sublime and grand. His broken thoughts stumble as death draws near…

Contributor:

Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Places:

Jaffa, Ottoman Palestine (Tel Aviv, Israel)

Date:

1912

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Jewish languages, Life cycle, Love, Sin

Categories:

Literature, Fiction
Joseph the Righteous
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Zlikha:I will leave him in prison now[for] he has committed a great sin.May he taste the recompense of his evil deed thereand may this wicked man die.[They take Yosef and she remains perplexed and at…

Contributor:

Makhlouf Nadjar

Places:

Sousse, French Protectorate of Tunisia (Sousse, Tunisia)

Date:

1913

Subjects:

Arabic, Arab-Jewish relations, Jewish languages, Purity, Sin

Categories:

Performing Arts, Theater/Drama