Thou Worm JacobMacmillan, 1967 - 213 pages |
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... basement in the crumbling red - brick two - story which housed Young Israel of Dorchester , a decaying Jewish fra ... basement of Young Israel ten adult males requisite for a service . Not a very attractive place to gather - after all ...
... basement in the crumbling red - brick two - story which housed Young Israel of Dorchester , a decaying Jewish fra ... basement of Young Israel ten adult males requisite for a service . Not a very attractive place to gather - after all ...
Page 118
... basement of Young Israel . Not even Shammos Finklestein could escape them . He went about in the dark , the electric bulbs screwed off to save money , kicking chairs . One member caught him throwing holy books against the wall . Another ...
... basement of Young Israel . Not even Shammos Finklestein could escape them . He went about in the dark , the electric bulbs screwed off to save money , kicking chairs . One member caught him throwing holy books against the wall . Another ...
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... basement of Young Israel with a large utility closet . This utility closet , filled with brooms , mops and pails of dirty water , had at the back a single window looking out on Blue Hill Avenue . The Shammos would walk to the back of ...
... basement of Young Israel with a large utility closet . This utility closet , filled with brooms , mops and pails of dirty water , had at the back a single window looking out on Blue Hill Avenue . The Shammos would walk to the back of ...
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