Dedication
To NATHAN STRAUS
WHO SO GENEROUSLY SAVED THE LIVES OF
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN
THE TRANSLATION OF THIS WORK
IS HEARTILY DEDICATED
BY
HERMAN BERNSTEIN
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GUARDIAN OF THE ENTRANCES
ANATHEMA
DAVID LEIZER
SARAH, his wife
NAUM } their children
ROSA }
IVAN BEZKRAINY }
SONKA ZITRON } tradespeople
PURIKES
DANCING-MASTER
YOUNG MAN
PALE MAN
ORGAN-GRINDER
WANDERER
ABRAHAM KHESSIN
WEEPING WOMAN
WOMAN WITH CHILD IN HER ARMS
DRUNKARD
SONKA’S LITTLE GIRL
LEIBKE
Musicians, Blind People, Crowd