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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY MOTHER DIED ON SHAVUOT, by YEHUDA AMICHAI Poet's Biography
First Line: My mother died on shavuot when they finished counting the omer
Last Line: Her oldest brother died in 1916; he fell in the war
Subject(s): Death – Mothers
First Line: My mother died on shavuot when they finished counting the omer
Last Line: Her oldest brother died in 1916; he fell in the war
Subject(s): Death – Mothers
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