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Lekh-lekho
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And now Blimele, dear child, Stop—stop playing now. No time for that. We can be called at any minute To leave our poor home —A lonely boat on an island of sand— And be hurled into the midst Of a…

Contributor:

Simkhe-Bunem Shayevitsh

Places:

Lodz, General Government for the Occupied Polish Region (Lodz, Poland)

Date:

1942

Subjects:

Holocaust, Children, Jewish quarters, Theology, Death, Poetry

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Poetry
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Dense crowds proceed at dawn Through Theresienstadt’s still empty streets Five abreast curving around corners into squares. The beast checks if anybody has stumbled. Today God’s chosen people are…

Contributor:

Else Dormitzer

Places:

Theresienstadt, Czechoslovakia (Theresienstadt concentration camp and ghetto, Czech Republic)

Date:

1943

Subjects:

Holocaust, Theology, Violence, Jewish quarters, Death, Poetry

Categories:

Poetry