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Oh Sabbath!
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You, my dear, will survive me and remember. How could it be otherwise? —From a letter Old people? What can you write about old people? They barely feel anything! —From a conversation

Contributor:

Dina Kalinovskaya

Places:

Odessa, USSR (Odesa, Ukraine)

Date:

1980

Subjects:

Memory, Aging, Humor, Family, Cities

Categories:

Literature, Fiction
Keter Kehunah: On the Seer’s Fall
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On the night of Simhat Torah 5575 [1814], the Seer closeted himself in his room on the second story of his home. The one window overlooking the wide Jewish street was open; it was very near to the…

Contributor:

Alexander Zederbaum

Places:

Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)

Date:

1867

Subjects:

Death, Mysticism, Memory, Life cycle

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Literature, Memoirs & Diaries, Firsthand Accounts