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I stood at the open window like I do every day, my eyes seeking hesitantly, wishing to capture the image of Meir Amschel Rothschild

23m read Translated from Hebrew by Yardenne Greenspan

In general, Jews suffer many bodily afflictions – especially diseases of the intestines and lower parts

21m read Translated from Hebrew by Herbert J. Levine and Reena Spicehandler

The first thing I remember is hearing Nadianka sing out my name. “Dó-vee-dl R-r-ross-kess,” a rolling Russian r

22m read

Inside one note, many more are hidden. I learned this from my father, who played the oud

25m read

It was my mother's standard Guilt Call. "Did you go to Aunt Mona's barbecue yesterday?"

13m read

Park Slope, Brooklyn, 1995. Erich and Hanna have a small apartment on the second floor of a narrow brownstone.

9m read Translated from German by John Howard

It wasn't until eleven o'clock at night that Sharon was in touch, calling from the public phone by the roadside.

26m read Translated from Hebrew by Philip Simpson

Even with our forged identity cards, there were no rooms to be had in Rome for my father, mother, or me.

29m read

Before his illness, Abram fashioned flutes of precious metals: silver, gold and platinum.

10m read

The autumn light tarnished the silver—a scalpel, forceps and a filigreed clamp—arranged like a place setting

12m read

I was a strange boy. Small and sly, I was sometimes consumed by peculiar thoughts and imaginings.

6m read

Something in the pull of the train leading them to Coney Island made Tamar uneasy.

23m read

No one cried at Uncle Yossele's funeral except for Rav Altschuler, whose voice trembled as he eulogized the senior member

40m read

All sorts of adventurers and explorers came to Leh motivated by curiosity or the will to make a name for themselves

12m read Translated from Hebrew by Michael Sharp

The closest I came to seeing my father walk was on Saturday mornings when I helped strap him into braces.

17m read

Before I was, you were alone. Before I was, you had to fend for yourself. You don't talk about it.

15m read