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Right after Passover, with the first rays of the gentle summer sun, a new worry erupted for the Jewish inhabitants of all the small towns—the call-up for military service. The “young toughs” began to…

Contributor:

Fishl Bimko

Places:

New York City, United States of America

Date:

1921

Subjects:

Military, Conscription, Holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur

Categories:

Literature, Fiction
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Yom Kippur, when the narrow alleys of the shulhoyf cradle the small shtibls, pious and scared, householders hurry with their taleisim and old men shuffle along in their socks— I feel the narrow…

Contributor:

Chaim Grade

Places:

New York City, United States of America

Date:

Date unknown, mid-20th century

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Christian-Jewish relations, Holidays, Jewish quarters, Adolescence

Categories:

Literature, Poetry