The Thirteenth Hour

By Rivka Basman Ben Haim
Translated by Zelda Kahan Newman
Mayapple Press
Published in 2016

94 pages, 6 x 9 in
Paperback

Rivka Basman Ben Haim’s poems are witty and wise. Lyrical and personal, their length belies their depth. Rarely more than a page long, the poems often pack a punch. They are thought-provoking even as they sing. As a young teenager, the poet witnessed the Nazi destruction of her Jewish world. She tells the reader about this loss often, but never directly.

This book presents the original Yiddish poems with their English translation on the facing page.

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