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In Remembrance of the Shoah and Echoes of the Past

EXILES

Drumbeat of expulsions

Echo through millennia

Assyria/Babylonia/Jerusalem/Rome/

England/France/Hungary/Austria/Spain/Portugal/

Russia/Lithuania/Germany/Northern Italy/Poland/

Egypt/Lebanon/Syria/Iraq/Yemen/Libya/Morocco/Iran

And more

Unsafe

In their homes, in their lives

No place to hide

Discrimination; danger

“Othered”> Ostracized >

Outlawed > Out!

Like the turtle, they have no voice

And carry their homes on their backs

Or as much as they can, and may

Memories, culture, religion

A photo, a ketubah, a spoon

On the move; seeking shelter

Seeking safety yet again

And again

About the Author

I grew up in New York City; graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and Cornell University with a major in journalism; have lived in Miami since 1971 with my husband, children, and grandchildren. One daughter and her family live in England. My husband and I have studied continuously with the Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning since 1997. I began writing poetry during Covid lockdown.