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God of Mercy
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O God of Mercy Choose— another people. We are tired of death, tired of corpses, We have no more prayers. Choose— another people. We have run out of blood For victims, Our houses have been turned into…

Contributor:

Kadya Molodovsky

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1945

Subjects:

Theology, Holocaust, Prayer & liturgy, Jewish identity, Death, Poetry

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Poetry, Theology
Letter to the Front
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To be a Jew in the twentieth century Is to be offered a gift. If you refuse, Wishing to be invisible, you choose Death of the spirit, the stone insanity. Accepting, take full life. Full agonies: Your…

Contributor:

Muriel Rukeyser

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1944

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Theology, Torture, Philosophy, Death, Poetry

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Poetry