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- ↑ Marritz, Ilya. , “Radio Praha”, Prague, 1 November 2006. retrieved on 10 April 2010
- ↑ Diamant, Kathi (2003). Kafka's Last Love, p. 183. Basic Books, New York. ISBN 0-465-01550-6
- ↑ "German Literature." https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0007_0_07199.html
