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A Young Jew. The weed of their hatred which has grown so tall
now turns towards us many heads,
many pointed petals and leaves;
what did they whisper to each other before the ikons,
and smile at over…
Contributor:
Charles Reznikoff
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1934
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Spitting poison and frothing at the mouthHe spits, snorts and spluttersAnd writes that I am a butcherA yid and bolshevikJewboy, bacillusA baboon and a SkamandriteThat I sell out the FatherlandThat I…
Contributor:
Julian Tuwim
Places:
Warsaw, Second Polish Republic (Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1934
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Over and over, yes, over and over,
I shook the pinions of my anger,
Again and again you broke faith with me,
And I stormed at your crop of iniquity.
But over and over, and over and over,
Your songs…
Contributor:
Kurt Wolfskehl
Places:
Kingdom of Italy (Italy)
Date:
1934
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I am a circus lady
And dance among the daggers
Set in the arena
With their points erect.
My swaying, lissome body
Avoids a death-by-falling,
Touching, barely touching the dagger blades.
Holding…
Contributor:
Celia Dropkin
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1935
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The first man, Adam, lies in the grass,And spits at a passing cloud,Humbly, the cloud says, “Adam,Please, would you cut that out.”But Adam sticks out his tongueAnd says to the…
Contributor:
Itzik Manger
Places:
Warsaw, Second Polish Republic (Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1935
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Eagle! Eagle on your hilltops, eagle flying o’er your hills!
Slow and buoyant—it seems a moment—only floating as it wills;
Floating, sailing through blue seas, hearing notes of sung delight
Filling…
Contributor:
Saul Tschernikovsky
Places:
Mandate Palestine (Israel, Israel)
Date:
1936
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Fabius Lind’s days are running out in blood.
Red serpents of failures empty his veins.
In his head—white muddy stains. Confusion.
And a heavy load on his heart.
He could have . . .
He could have . .…
Contributor:
A. Leyeles
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1937
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I lived, but as for living I was shiftless in my life,
knew always I’d be buried here when all was done,
that year layers itself upon year, clod on clod, stone on stone,
that in the chill and wormy…
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Miklós Radnóti
Places:
Budapest, Hungary
Date:
1937
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With a violin in the alley grandfather and son disappeared.
Again the night was closed. Oh, speak, please speak!
I who grew up with all your stones,
I knew—like confession, they too would break.
St…
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Nathan Alterman
Places:
Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Date:
1938
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The avenue of willows leads nowhere:
it begins at the blank wall of a new apartment house
and ends in the middle of a lot for sale.
Papers and cans are thrown about the trees.
The disorder does not…
Contributor:
Charles Reznikoff
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1927