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The Jewish Writing Project · 5d ago

A Poet’s Reflections on Approaching the Edge

by Mel Glenn (Brooklyn, NY) In looking at my two Holocaust poems–“Accident of Fate,” The Jewish Writing Project, May 14, 2012 (http://tinyurl.com/cpywfs5) and “One Holocaust Movie Too Many,” The Jewish Writing Project, August 22, 2011  (http://tinyurl.com/d7dt7po)–I can’t help notice that there is a
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The Jewish Writing Project · 1W ago

Accident of Fate

by Mel Glenn (Brooklyn, NY) No such thing as too many concentration camp movies. No such thing as too many concentration camp books. I have seen and read many, but hardly enough for somewhere inside of me, I know I … Continue reading →
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The Jewish Writing Project · 2W ago

Light Music

by  Ilan Braun (Le Tour-du-Parc, Brittany, France) Have you ever heard On a summer evening The violins and the cellos sobbing While high in the sky Swallows are  dancing A place where the bows on too tight cords Are running … Continue reading →
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The Jewish Writing Project · 3W ago

The Old Synagogue

by Mel Glenn (Brooklyn, NY) The old synagogue sits stubbornly closed amid the open stores along Ave. U., its two main doors locked shut as passersby speak Russian and Chinese. For me, the shul  might as well lie on the … Continue reading →
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The Jewish Writing Project · 1M ago

Shabbat: Our tool for attention literacy

by Beth Kissileff (Pittsburgh, PA) At my book group last night, one of the members told us that she had to fire a student working in her lab the next day. It was not a task she relished, but he … Continue reading →
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The Jewish Writing Project · 1M ago

Writing Practice: Leaving Egypt Behind

Every year when we sit down to begin our Seder, I look around the table, amazed at the effort that it took for all of us–family and friends– to come together. We have finished cleaning and shopping and cooking and … Continue reading →
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The Jewish Writing Project · 1M ago

Conjugations of God

by Ilan Braun (Le Tour-du-Parc, Brittany, France) There is no past or imperfect tense In the Creator’s Utterance Everything is present and perfect What has been proclaimed at the Dawn of Time Still rings hollow to our ears The Creator … Continue reading →
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The Jewish Writing Project · 1M ago

Memorable Seders

By Helga Harris (Sarasota, FL) “Look at David,” Aunt Sophie exclaimed. “It happened again. Remember last year, when he fell asleep at the Seder table and his sweet curly brown hair dipped into the matzo ball soup?” I remember my … Continue reading →
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The Jewish Writing Project · 2M ago

The Mystery My Mother Left Behind

by Lev Raphael (Okemos, MI) My late mother loved the New York Times crossword and she loved reading mysteries. Born in Poland, she said the puzzle helped her perfect her English; she never explained the specific appeal of crime novels, … Continue reading →
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The Jewish Writing Project · 2M ago

Climbing the Ladder

by Janet R. Kirchheimer (New York, NY) Who opens a negotiation with, “I will work for your younger daughter Rachel for seven years.” Offer to work for a year, maybe two, then settle on three or four. After seven years … Continue reading →
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