As a result of the historic catastrophe in which Titus of Rome destroyed Jerusalem and Israel was exiled from its land, I was born in one of the cities of the Exile. Shmuel Yosef Agnon bearcatastrophecity Change image and share on social
Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing. Shmuel Yosef Agnon blessenjoymemory Change image and share on social
The fate of the singers who, like my songs, went up in flame was also the fate of the books which I later wrote. All of them went up in flame to Heaven in a fire which broke out one night at my home in Bad Homburg as I lay ill in a hospital. Shmuel Yosef Agnon badbookbreak share on social
For myself, I am very small indeed in my own eyes. Shmuel Yosef Agnon eyesmall Change image and share on social
When I first began to combine letters other than Hebrew, I read every book in German that came my way, and from these I certainly received according to the nature of my soul. Shmuel Yosef Agnon beginbookcombine Change image and share on social
