Type: Poem

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“But there’s the funnyman, the Jew / with stubbled jaw and haunted eyes”
People at a protest holding signs in support of Ukraine with a historic building in the background.
“We break open / To all that we will encounter”
Person reading a book at a table with a glass of amber liquid in the foreground.
“My grandparents / spoke Yiddish on muddy streets”
Crowd gathered in a city square with a Ukrainian flag prominently raised in the center.
“Because they left / We live.”
Vintage family photo in a gold frame on a book, with an old suitcase in the background.
“My ancestors speak to me there in that small, windowless room”
A pile of old, assorted black-and-white and color photographs is placed in a wooden box.
“We can’t always be brave, but we can dance.”
Person reaching towards the camera with blurred background and sun flare effect.
“You can’t bring them back, but you can learn their Torah”
a black and white photo
“Creativity infused / Through my body / As an offering of love.”
A person with curly hair meditates on a rocky hilltop amidst a misty, mountainous landscape.

“A cemetery twice desecrated / A people the world long forgot”

Close-up of several lit tealight candles glowing warmly in a dark setting.
“Evening and morning, ritual and rite, / making order out of chaos”
Leaves transitioning from green to red arranged on wooden planks with fallen leaves scattered around.

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