Podcasts religion Israel in Translation Yudit Shahar, poet of the Israeli working class

Yudit Shahar, poet of the Israeli working class

Published: Nov. 2, 2016, 5:47 p.m.

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On today\'s episode, host Marcela Sulak reads the poetry of Yudit Shahar. Born and raised in the HaTikvah neighborhood of Tel Aviv, she is a special education teacher and mother of two children. She is best known for her concern with economic justice and now lives in Petach Tikvah, Israel. \\xa0Here is an excerpt from her\\xa0poem "Brightness":

"In the house which was really a shack, in the laundry room,
on my fingertips, the sourish smell of work clothes
as I look in your pocket for sweet dates that have been forgotten.
Brightness, you wanted, and you used to raise the antenna
the highest in the neighborhood so it could catch disappearing broadcasts from the expanse of the Mediterranean,
as far as Izmir and Istanbul."

Texts:
Waxwing. Translated by Aviya Kushner.

Music:
From the album Meditations -\\xa0C Lanzbom
Erev shel shoshanim
Neharot Neharot - Betty Olivero

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