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THE CELLAR by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR

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First Line: I WANT MY FATHER TO STOP SENDING ME DOWN THERE
Last Line: YET ANOTHER CRY FOR MERCY.
Subject(s): ALCOHOLISM & ALCOHOLICS; ANTWERP, BELGIUM; BETRAYAL; CELLARS; DUTY; FATHERS & DAUGHTERS; FOOD HABITS; HOLOCAUST, JEWISH (1939-1945); JEWS; PENANCE; POTATOES; SHAME; SURVIVAL; DRUNKARDS; ALCOHOL ABUSE; BASEMENTS; SHOAH; JUDAISM;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://archive.bdnblogs.com/1997/05/10/belgian-poets-memories-haunted-by-her-fathers-work-with-nazis/


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