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Going to his room one night,
he locked his door and by lamp-light
counted his money, counted his foes.
Then from the table of his heart
he struck off every name but one,
which would be there till…
Contributor:
Nathan Alterman
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1965
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[ . . . ] The sofer’s work is poorly compensated. There is an old proverb about how the soferim never grow wealthy in the land of Israel. I don’t know who gave birth to that pearl detached from the…
Contributor:
David Schornstein
Places:
Paris, French Empire (Paris, France)
Date:
1864
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They would run into each other twice a day: early in the morning, going to work; and in the evening, coming back. They would see one another on the same sidewalk, but they were headed in opposite…
Contributor:
Hirsh Bloshtein
Places:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date:
ca. 1930
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Murray:People fall into two distinct categories. Miss Markowitz; people who like delicatessen, and people who don’t like delicatessen. A man who is not touched by the earthy lyricism of hot…
Contributor:
Herb Gardner
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1962