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Konrad Bercovici. Crimes of Charity
Crimes of Charity
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
THE STOVE—A PARABLE
MY FIRST IMPRESSION
THE SECOND DAY
AT WORK
WATCH THEIR MAIL
THE ROLLER SKATES
THE TEST
SCABS
SAVING HIM
"TOO GOOD TO THEM"
ROBBERS OF THE PEACE
THE SIGN AT THE DOOR
WHAT IS DONE IN HIS NAME?
THE PICTURE
THE PRICE OF LIFE
AIR—FROM FIFTH FLOOR TO BASEMENT
THE INVESTIGATORS
THE CHILDREN OF THE POOR
MOTHER AND SON
CLIPPING WINGS OF LITTLE BIRDS
THE ORPHAN HOME
WHY THEY GIVE
THE KITCHEN
CHOCOLATE
OUT OF THEIR CLUTCHES
"THE HOME"
"BISMARCK"
TWENTY-ONE CENTS AND A QUARTER
VISITING DAY
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
MY LAST WEEK IN THE WAITING ROOM
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
AT NIGHT
THURSDAY
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Konrad Bercovici
Published by Good Press, 2021
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"I am not a groceryman—go home. I have no time. There are others—also sick and with dead husbands and hungry children. Move on—good-day."
"But, Mr.—to-night my children have no supper and it's bitter cold."
