As we moved along in a little procession, I was delighted with the illumination of the streets. — Mary Antin
On a royal birthday every house must fly a flag, or the owner would be dragged to a police station and — Mary Antin
Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth. — Mary Antin
The apex of my civic pride and personal contentment was reached on the bright september morning — Mary Antin
The czar was always sending us commands – you shall not do this and you shall not do that — Mary Antin
The first meal was an object lesson of much variety. My father produced several kinds of food — Mary Antin
There was one public school for boys, and one for girls, but jewish children were admitted — Mary Antin
We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and — Mary Antin
You heard on all sides that the brightest jewish children were turned down if the examining — Mary Antin
You went up to be examined with the other jewish children, your heart heavy about that matter of your nose. — Mary Antin
His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of the public evening school. — Mary Antin
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