The Unknown Jew

Who is this man, we cannot say,

His profession and his life, we cannot weigh.

Perhaps he's a leader, or just a simple man,

A baker, a scholar, or a humble street cleaner on the stand.

He may have had a hard day, or maybe it was easy,

We do not know, and it does not matter, you see.

For one thing is clear, as bright as can be,

He is a Jew, doing what Jews are m…