In lieu of an epigraph: a brief story containing within itself all the following -- Ones -- The officer's ring -- In praise of anti-semites -- Of humility -- Okuláré -- Of wisdom -- Of children -- Wailing -- Of education -- Of numbers -- Thirsty for more -- Of privileges -- Environment -- Of strength (of conviction) -- In English in the text -- A witz for all seasons -- Of Jews and of others -- Di ganef, di willst davenen! -- Assimilation -- You can't escape your fate -- Two geopolitical lessons -- In someone else's shoes -- He who hunts -- The world of business -- Games of chance -- The emigrant -- Of money, still -- Of us and them, of them and us -- The negotiation