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Poetry

Contemplating Travel
in Illinois

by Israel Zoberman in the May 2023 issue
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My mom Chasia (“God spared”),
Holocaust survivor visiting from Israel,
Apprehensively asked me if
It was safe to board a train
Filled with Gentiles.

 

This poem appears in the May 2023 issue.

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