Tag: hunger

  • About Hershele (Hersh Danilewicz)

    Hersh Danilewicz / Danilevitsh (1882-1941) was born in the countryside of Lipno (Lipne), and then moved to Warsaw. Hershele, as he was known by the people of Warsaw, was encouraged to write as a youth by Y. L. Peretz.

  • My Way through Life

    My way through life, was through / Years of injustice and bitter suffering and anger / In my young life I struggled through / years of epidemics and hunger

  • The Ring

    “Never ever take this off / not in joy or sadness / unless you are washing / to eat a piece of bread.”