benjamin fondane

Don’t Let Our Imperfections Do the Work That Propaganda Could Not

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This is a brilliant essay by Hani Almadhoun, co-founder of Gaza Soup Kitchen (please donate if you have the means!) and vice president of philanthropy at UNRWA USA. (Please donate to one or both if you have the means. They are doing lifesaving work in Gaza.) You can follow Hani on Facebook (click on his … Continue reading Don’t Let Our Imperfections Do the Work That Propaganda Could Not

Humanity is the Only Community That Matters

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ChatGPT created this image based on the essay. This line jumped off the screen. It's from a Substack essay entitled A Day of Grief, Rage & Gratitude by Einat Temkin, a woman born and raised in Israel who now lives in Mexico: "The last three days, culminating in two concurrent funerals, literally just ended my … Continue reading Humanity is the Only Community That Matters

Preface in Prose: Benjamin Fondane Speaks to Us from the Grave

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Grégoire Michonze (Michonznic) (1902-1982), Portrait of the Poet Benjamin Fondane (1898, Jassy-1944, Auschwitz-Birkenau), Paris, c.1943 Remember only that I was innocentand that, like all of you, mortals of this day,I had, I too had a face markedby rage, by pity and joy,an ordinary human face! Those are animals, they have no right to exist. I’m … Continue reading Preface in Prose: Benjamin Fondane Speaks to Us from the Grave