The Devil's Arithmetic
The Devil's Arithmetic
despite the whore of their surroundings what makes gitl laugh how does she justify it to Hannah
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Gitl made a tching sound, with her tongue. "If we do not laugh, we will cry. Crying will only make us hotter and sweatier. We Jews like to joke about death because what you laugh at and make familiar can no longer frighten you. Besides, Chayaleh, what else is there to do?"
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The Devil's Arithmetic
