Word: sapphire
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Hinting at bigger game, his landlady introduces him to Isaak and Mara Sapphir. A wealthy Egyptian Jew, Isaak is paunchy, balding and married-but not to Mara. She is his Polish mistress, and pregnant. A homeless refugee, she wants to bear her baby in New York as a U.S. citizen. For going through with a temporary marriage that gives Mara the chance to become an American, Isaak offers the painter $3,200, a new wardrobe, and all travel expenses...
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