20 December 1997 Passing of Denise Levertov, Paul Levertoff’s poetess daughter

Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was one of the most acclaimed American poets of the 20th century

She was born and grew up in Ilford, Essex, a suburb to which Jewish immigrants from Russia and Poland moved after arriving in the East End of London. Her father, Paul Levertoff, had been a teacher at Leipzig University and as a Russian Hassidic Jew was held under house arrest…

11 December 1896 Paul Philip Feivel Levertoff joins the London Jews Society #otdimjh

My father danced a Hassidic dance

the day before he died.

His daughters they were far away,

his wife was by his side. . .

He danced for Jesus his Messiah

who rose up from the dead

And left the tomb for the upper room

and was known in the breaking of bread. . .

Except you become as a little child

my kingdom you shall not see.

So he danced in his joy

as he did when a boy

and often he danced for…

Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was one of the most acclaimed American poets of the 20th century

She was born and grew up in Ilford, Essex, a suburb to which Jewish immigrants from Russia and Poland moved after arriving in the East End of London. Her father, Paul Levertoff, had been a teacher at Leipzig University and as a Russian Hassidic Jew was held under house arrest…

My father danced a Hassidic dance

the day before he died.

His daughters they were far away,

his wife was by his side. . .

He danced for Jesus his Messiah

who rose up from the dead

And left the tomb for the upper room

and was known in the breaking of bread. . .

Except you become as a little child

my kingdom you shall not see.

So he danced in his joy

as he did when a boy

and often he danced for…