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The miracle, of course, was not that the oil for the sacred light - in a little cruse - lasted as long as they say but that the courage of the Maccabees lasted to this day: let that nourish my flickering spirit.
Charles Reznikoff
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Charles Reznikoff
Age: 81 †
Born: 1894
Born: August 31
Died: 1976
Died: January 22
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