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Ruthy’s mommy brought a giftWhat fun!A balloon for everyone.For Ruthy—a blue balloon.For Ron—a yellow balloon.For Sigalit—a purple balloon.For Uri—a green balloon.And for Alon—a red balloon.
Contributor:
Miryam Rot, Ora Ayal
Places:
Shaʽar HaGolan, Israel
Date:
1974
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Why should I take it to heart
I have new things on my mind,
Imagination that helps me to forget at times.
Why should I take it to heart
I have so much before that to love,
I always have friends…
Contributor:
Arik Einstein, Shalom Hanoch
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1970
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Children, onward. Children, onward!
Through this gate.
Every boy shall pass.
Whoever has a white flag,
Go to the right:
Whoever has a blue flag,
Go to the left.
Children, onward. Children, onward!
On…
Contributor:
Yeḥiel Heilprin
Date:
1912
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Dad and Nimrod had an agreed-upon whistle. When dad whistled that whistle, even from a distance, Nimrod would immediately leap up from his place and race toward him. Dad said that this was the whistle…
Contributor:
Yaacov Shavit
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1987
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Who among you, my little brothers, my dear children, has not played this game? We all know it, you might think so in your hearts, we do not need to talk about it. But I will lay this game out before…
Contributor:
David Yudelovitz
Places:
Jaffa, Ottoman Palestine (Jaffa, Israel)
Date:
1893
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[May] your mornings [be] blessed,
[May] your life [be] long,
[May] your enemies [be] shrouded, dead,
[May] your [hot] breakfasts [be] poured, cooled.
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The Jews of Zakho, Kurdistan
Places:
Zakho, Ottoman Empire (Zakho, Iraq)
Date:
17th Century
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When I try to think which game I like the most, I usually think of make-believe acting games. Even if they’re without masks, funny clothes, or old shoes with wrinkled tongues. Even if there’s no…
Contributor:
Uzzi Ben Cnaan
Places:
Jerusalem, Israel
Date:
1979
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So what do storytellers do? The ones I like operate more or less like tribal witchdoctors.
Here is a little story for you. Nine thousand six hundred and six years ago, in a…
Contributor:
Amos Oz
Places:
Huldah, Israel
Date:
1972
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Black ants crawl over nicotine-stained fingertips
dipping a mint leaf into the glass.
The alcohol dismantles Abd al-Wahab’s
“Cleopatra.”
Now all is clear
solo violin
solo flute
solo oud
we’re…
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Ronny Someck
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1973