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Menashe Chaim rends his life, and she remains another’s wife. A man holds the keys to his fate in his hand, and a parable sublime and grand. His broken thoughts stumble as death draws near…
Contributor:
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Places:
Jaffa, Ottoman Palestine (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Date:
1912
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This wedding riddle from Italy is written in Hebrew and Judeo-Italian. Wedding songs, sometimes performed by professional jesters, were traditional at Jewish weddings. Some had lyrics in the form of…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Holy Roman Empire (Italy)
Date:
ca. 1770