“Through a historical catastrophe - the destruction of Jerusalem by the emperor of Rome - I was born in one of the cities in the diaspora. But I always deemed myself a child of Jerusalem, one who is in reality a native of Jerusalem.”
Quote by Shmuel Yosef Agnon
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Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Shmuel Yosef Agnon, born on July 17, 1888, in the region of Palestine, and died on February 17, 1970, was a renowned Jewish writer. His works are known for their profound religious and moral connotations, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966. more
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