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Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917.

By Anne P. L. Field

“As side by side they traveled through the years”

  • A tribute to the women who went down to death with their husbands—suggested by Mrs. Isidor Straus’s devotion.


  • AS side by side they traveled through the years

    Strong in a love that daily grew in power,

    So they together faced their final hour

    With hearts whose steadfast courage conquered fears;

    Eager for life, yet dauntless volunteers

    Among the ranks of death. So great deeds flower

    From scenes of tragedy. So great souls tower

    Above the grave and bid us dry our tears!

    And womanhood throughout the world must thrill

    Before the glory of that sacrifice

    To love and loyalty. The ready will

    That chose to die rather than pay the price

    For life, and thus upon its latest breath

    Proved to mankind love’s triumph over death!