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Far, far from the paved roads and broad ways, far, far from the ordinary shtetls, stood isolated villages that had a different sky over them and a different sun.
The God of heaven in His mercy made…
Contributor:
Hillel Zeitlin
Places:
Warsaw, Second Polish Republic (Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1919
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[A deserted place on the bank of the river outside of Prague. Daybreak. All is dark and silent. Reb Levi Bar Bezalel, or The Maharal, an old man of seventy, stands over an outlined mound…
Contributor:
H. Leivick
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1921
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Once, at night, after the seven days of mourning, while I lay on the sacks dozing, someone came to me, the Evil One himself, and said to me, “Gimpl, why are you sleeping?”
“What should I be doing,” I…
Contributor:
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1945