#jewishwriters — Public Fediverse posts

POWERFULLY EVOCATIVE AUTOFICTION explores questions of memory, history, and identity through the lens of a remembered summer at a wilderness camp for Jewish children in 1980s Guatemala, where ongoing civil war and inhospitable landscape were far from the only dangers the protagonist and his brother faced. Haunting and complex. A MINUS

https://bookshop.org/p/books/tarantula-eduardo-halfon/84d72c7f978ad441?ean=9781954276567

@bookstodon

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Prize-winning author Phil Klay takes over at PEN America amid Israel-Hamas war rifts

NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning author Phil Klay has been named the new president of PEN America, taking…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Israel #DinawMengestu #freeexpression #Israeliwriters #Jewishwriters #palestinians #PENAmerica #PhilKlay
https://www.europesays.com/iran/296855/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/296855/ Prize-winning author Phil Klay takes over at PEN America amid Israel-Hamas war rifts #DinawMengestu #FreeExpression #Israel #IsraeliWriters #JewishWriters #palestinians #PENAmerica #PhilKlay

For our friends in New York, from Reboot:
The film resonates with the experience of uncovering family histories shaped by migration, displacement, reinvention and survival. It is a reminder that history is never only something we read about—it lives within families, in the stories we inherit and the ones we continue to uncover.

Join us opening weekend at the Quad Cinema in NYC, June 26–28, for special screenings featuring post-film conversations with director Guido Chiesa and screenwriter Nicoletta Micheli. Together, they'll discuss adapting Shalev's celebrated novel for the screen, the film's rich historical backdrop and the universal themes of love, memory and belonging that make this story so compelling.

More info & Get Tix: https://panoramafilmsus.com/film/for-the-love-of-a-woman/

#Mazeldon #Jewish #Judaism #JewishWriters #JewishMovies

"How did #SovietAuthors treat the #Holocaust? How did it differ from work elsewhere? And what are some of the challenges translating these works into English?"

#HarrietMurav and #SashaSenderovich discuss the new collection of #shortStories they edited and translated, #InTheShadowOfTheHolocaust: Short Fiction by #JewishWriters from the #SovietUnion

https://www.euraknot.org/soviet-holocaust-literature/
#SovietJews #JewishHistory #WWII #SovietLiterature #HolocaustLiterature #books @bookstodon

From Svivah:
When we show our memories and invite the reader right into our experience — that’s how our stories become shared.

And that’s the reason we wanted to read When We See You Again together — Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s memoir about the aftermath of her son Hersh’s abduction and death following October 7th. There is such power in sharing our stories, just like there is such power in witnessing someone else’s well-told memories.

Next week, on Thursday, June 4, from 8:00–9:15 pm ET, come be with us to witness and reflect on Rachel’s story together: https://www.svivah.org/gatherings/bookclub-rgp

#Mazeldon #Jewish #Judaism #JewishWriters #Oct7

https://www.europesays.com/britain/27034/ With gallows humor, UK author Howard Jacobson takes on post-Oct. 7 ‘bloodlust’ for Jews #AntiIsraelProtests #AntisemitismInTheUK #books #BritishJews #JewishAuthors #JewishWriters #October7HamasAtrocities #UK #UnitedKingdom

With gallows humor, UK author Howard Jacobson takes on post-Oct. 7 ‘bloodlust’ for Jews

LONDON — Howard Jacobson knew the day after the October 7, 2023, massacre that he had to write…
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/93796/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/93796/ With gallows humor, UK author Howard Jacobson takes on post-Oct. 7 ‘bloodlust’ for Jews #AntiIsraelProtests #AntisemitismInTheUK #Books #BritishJews #Israel #JewishAuthors #JewishWriters #October7HamasAtrocities

With gallows humor, UK author Howard Jacobson takes on post-Oct. 7 ‘bloodlust’ for Jews https://www.byteseu.com/1983041/ #AntiIsraelProtests #AntisemitismInTheUK #Books #BritishJews #GreatBritain #JewishAuthors #JewishWriters #October7HamasAtrocities #UnitedKingdom

#Audiblehas several #SaulBellow novels that are free (if you subscribe). I haven't read anything of his except high school or college freshman. He and #PhilipRoth were discussed and recommended in passing.

#ReadingRecommendations #JewishWriters #Literature #Fiction

From Ritual Well:

Join us for an exclusive gathering with acclaimed Israeli writer Etgar Keret, beloved for his wildly imaginative short stories, wit, and deep humanity. In this special session for the Ritualwell community, Keret will share his “10 Rules for Writers”—hard-earned wisdom that’s as funny and surprising as his fiction.

Whether you’re an experienced author, a devoted reader, or just beginning to write, this event will spark new ways of thinking about storytelling and the art of connection through words.

Register: https://ritualwell.org/event/the-10-rules-of-writing-with-etgar-keret/

This session will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.

#mazeldon #Jewniverse #Judiverse #JewishWriters #Jewish #Judaism

A Lilith subscriber exclusive event!

To subscribe, if you haven't already:
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To RSVP, if you have:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uN5uzeoVTmiPswn5hJVMbw#/registration

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My friend Faith Jones is giving a talk on the writer Shira Gorshman today, online, 5pmPST: "Gorshman’s stories follow the trajectory of 20th-century Jewish life in Eastern Europe: from the Lithuanian shtetl to the Russian Revolution, through the kibbutz and collective farms, to Central Asia during wartime and back to mid-century Soviet life."
(ticketed, $cdn10)
https://www.peretz-centre.org/event-details-registration/recovering-yiddish-women-writers-shira-gorshman-the-making-of-literary-history

#Yiddish #WomenWriters #JewishWriters

Living in the Presence: A Very Special Book Launch

DATE: Saturday, November 23
TIME: 7pm - 9pm PT / 10pm - 12am ET

LOCATION: Kehilla Synagogue - 1300 Grand Ave., Piedmont, CA and a streaming option will be available as well

We have a wonderful opportunity to celebrate: Rabbi Burt Jacobson's masterwork on the Ba'al Shem Tov, Living in the Presence, is due out November 19th! Join us as we joyfully launch Rabbi Burt's book. This event honors Kehilla’s founding rabbi’s 30-year journey immersing himself in the life and teachings of the Ba'al Shem Tov.

Pre-Order the Book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/living-in-the-presence-a-personal-quest-for-the-baal-shem-tov/21068949

Register for the event: https://kcs.shulcloud.com/form/Living-the-Presence-Book-Launch-Registration

#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #JewishWriters #Judaism #Jewish

From New York Jewish Week:

Don't miss the next program in our Folio series with UJA-Federation of New York. You'll hear renowned Rabbi Yitz Greenberg discuss his new book, "The Triumph of Life," a theological narrative detailing the past 100 years of collective Jewish experiences.

The Triumph of Life is the 91-year-old, Brooklyn-born Greenberg's magnum opus, a journey through the monumental shifts that have changed Jewish life in the past century, and how those shifts have changed our relationship to God.

We hope you'll join us on September 19th for this thought-provoking conversation.

Buy the Book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-triumph-of-life-a-narrative-theology-of-judaism-greenberg/20254244

Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRlPC0EWGK1nqUHz9yCFIFHzg6WKojwsdi6vugC3bs1m867g/viewform

#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #JewishWriters #JewishBooks

For our friends in Brooklyn:
Join author and rabbi Benjamin Resnick to hear about his timely and resonant new novel, "Next Stop," the story of one family's experience after a black hole consumes the State of Israel and similar strange events occur in major cities around the world. He'll be in conversation with New York Times correspondent Dana Goldstein, at Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn. Free admission.

Buy the Book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/next-stop-benjamin-resnick/21108425

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/next-stop-tickets-1003586443067

#Mazedon #Jewniverse #JewishWriters #JewishBooks

A NYC conference celebrates the cultural creativity of formerly Orthodox Jews, by Andrew Silow-Carroll
September 12, 2024

"Seidman says there is a growing curiosity within Orthodoxy about those who leave. For her 2022 podcast, “Heretic in the House,” she interviewed “believers and heretics” and found what she called “a kind of openness and respect that was not available even 10 years ago.”

“It has something to do with just the number of people who are leaving,” she said. “Many people in the Orthodox community have this experience, and there are these efforts to understand us.” Newfield estimates that as many as 10,000 people might describe themselves as formerly Orthodox."

https://www.jta.org/2024/09/12/ny/a-nyc-conference-celebrates-the-cultural-creativity-of-formerly-orthodox-jews

#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #JewishArt #JewishWriters #Jewish #Judaism

Lilith Presents...The Vital Act of Memoir Writing

This special opportunity is made possible thanks to a generous grant from Barbara Taff to honor the memory of Ann Jackowitz, a memoir-writer and activist who was always inspired and motivated by women’s life stories. Get a taste of her wry and warm writing here: "In My Journey for Self-Acceptance, Could the Third Nose Be the Charm?" (Forward, June 14, 2016)

Zoom Registration Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpf-2srTIpGtcwwFesg59kFmbszrGVe_LW#/registration

#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #JFedi #JewishWriters #JewishWomen

“For each of us, Jewish identity is not a weapon to wield in a fight for statist power but a fount of generational wisdom that says justice, justice, you shall pursue.”

#OpenLetter #JewishWriters

https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/a-dangerous-conflation/?affid=a

Hey, my novel is done!!! But is it really? Spoiler: No. No, it is not done yet.

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http://barberrylake.com/done-yet/

More and more of our authors are showing up here on Mastodon: today, welcome Rivqa Rafael at @rivqa!

She has stories in *counts on fingers* at least two of our anthologies, including #OtherCovenants: Alternate Histories of the Jewish People, which is about to launch:

https://www.benyehudapress.com/books/other-covenants/

And she has a queer Lilith story in #StrangeFire: Jewish Voices from the Pandemic -

https://www.benyehudapress.com/books/strange-fire/

#Mazeldon #JewishWriters #JewishAuthors #Jewish #QueerSFF

Bambi: cute, lovable, vulnerable ... a dark parable of antisemitic terror

#Bambi #FelixSalten #AntiSemitism #JewishWriters — https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/dec/25/bambi-cute-lovable-vulnerable-or-a-dark-parable-of-antisemitic-terror?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other