Saksagan
A Picnic part 3
Shmuel counted his children and the traps. “No, nothing, Sarah!” he said.
Doletzke went to sleep, the other children sat quietly in their places. Sarah,...
A Picnic part 2
“What will it cost?” asks Sarah, suddenly, and Shmuel has soon made the necessary calculation.
“A family ticket is only thirty cents, for Yossele, Rivele,...
A Picnic part 1
S. Libin (Israel Hurwitz) (1872-1955)
Israel Hurwitz, better known by his pseudonym, S. (or Z.) Libin, was born in Russia in 1872. He wrote a...
The Passover Guest part 4
And with these words my father sighs deeply, and my mother, as she looks at him, sighs also, and I cannot understand the reason....
The Passover Guest part 3
Having learned his name, my father was anxious to know whence, from what land he came. I understood this from the names of countries...
The Passover Guest part 2
Mother is taken up with the preparations for the Passover meal, and Rikel the maid is helping her. It is only when the time...
The Passover Guest part 1
Sholom Aleichem (Sholorn Rabinovitch) (1859-1916)
Rabinovitch, known everywhere by his pseudonym, Sholom Aleichem, was born in Russia. He is one of the most beloved figures...
A Womans Wrath part 4
His heart is already sore for his victim, but he is feeling his power over her for the first time, and it has gone...
A Womans Wrath part 3
He sits and “learns,” unconscious of the charged atmosphere; does not see her let the sock fall and begin wringing her finger-joints; does not...
A Womans Wrath part 2
To her right is the one grimy little window, to her left, the table. She is knitting a sock, rocking the cradle with her...
