Page 2 of the Kholem un der Malekh fun Zikorn archive.

75 Years Ago: Kristallnacht /Death Fugue by Paul Celan, and a brief film.

Posted by Radical Jew on November 9, 2013 with No Comments

Death Fugue Black milk of daybreak we drink it at sundown we drink it at noon in the morning we drink it at night we drink it and drink it we dig a grave in the breezes there one lies unconfined A man lives in the house he plays with the serpents he writes he […]

Walk to Ceasaria

Posted by Radical Jew on November 7, 2013 with No Comments

My God, My God, may these things never end, the sand and the sea, the rustle of the waters, the flash in the heavens, the prayer of Man.      by Hannah Senesh, executed by firing squad on this date in 1944.   Regina Spektor’s rendition of the poem:

Lou Reed and Red Shirley | Jewish Currents

Posted by Radical Jew on October 28, 2013 with No Comments

April 12: Lou Reed and Red Shirley | Jewish Currents.

Bruno Schulz

Posted by Radical Jew on October 16, 2013 with No Comments

The Stories of Bruno Schulz, translated by John Curran Davis The Legend of Bruno Schulz, NEW YORKER Behind Fairy Tale Drawings, Walls Talk of Unspeakable Cruelty, NY TIMES  

Barbez – Shibboleth

Posted by Radical Jew on October 4, 2013 with No Comments

Inquisition Teapot

Posted by Radical Jew on July 11, 2013 with No Comments

I got this from grandfather before he died. First used by hidden Jews during the inquisition, it is shaped like a teapot, but contains many secret Judaica pieces. The Hidden Synagogue. – Imgur.