Contemplating Travel
in Illinois
My mom Chasia (“God spared”),
Holocaust survivor visiting from Israel,
Apprehensively asked me if
It was safe to board a train
Filled with Gentiles.
This poem appears in the May 2023 issue.
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Contemplating Travel
in Illinois
My mom Chasia (“God spared”),
Holocaust survivor visiting from Israel,
Apprehensively asked me if
It was safe to board a train
Filled with Gentiles.
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