“World, they have taken the small children like butterflies and thrown them, beating their wings, into the fire--”
Quote by Nelly Sachs
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Nelly Sachs
Nelly Sachs was a German-born Jewish poet renowned for her profound poetic works. Born on December 10, 1891, in Leipzig, Germany, she passed away on May 12, 1970, in Sweden. Sachs' poetry was deeply influenced by Jewish culture and German Romanticism, expressing profound reflections on history, memory, and human suffering. more
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