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(4.33) | 1 | "A unique collection of all-new stories by award-winning authors. This anthology includes the work of numerous authors such as Marge Piercy, Harlan Ellison, S. J. Rozan, Nancy Richler, Moe Prager (Reed Farrel Coleman), Wendy Hornsby, Charles Ardai, and Kenneth Wishnia. The stories explore such issues as the Holocaust and its long-term effects on subsequent generations, anti-Semitism in the mid- and late-20th-century United States, and the dark side of the Diaspora (e.g., the decline of revolutionary fervor, the passing of generations, the Golden Ghetto, etc.). The stories in this collection include "Trajectories," Marge Piercy's story of the divergent paths taken by two young men from the slums of Cleveland and Detroit in a rapidly changing post-WW II society; "Some You Lose," Nancy Richler's empathetic exploration of the emotional and psychological challenges of trying to sum up a man's life in a eulogy; and "Yahrzeit Candle," Stephen Jay Schwartz's take on the subtle horrors of the inevitable passing of time. These works include many "teachable moments" about the history of prejudice, the contradictions of ethnic identity, and assimilation into American society and culture." -- taken from back cover.… (more) |
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. ▾Conversations (About links) No current Talk conversations about this book. » See also 1 mention » Add other authors Author name | Role | Type of author | Work? | Status | Wishnia, Kenneth | Editor | primary author | all editions | confirmed | Ardai, Charles | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Ayers, Jedidiah | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Brenner, R.S. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Cooper, Michael J. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Dante, M. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Ellison, Harlan | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Fisher, Adam D. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Gordon, Alan | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Gould, Heywood | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Hornsby, Wendy | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Kaminsky, Tasha | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Lang, Michele | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Liss, David | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Lopresti, Robert | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Muller, Eddie | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Orloff, Alan | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Phillips, Gary | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Piercy, Marge | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Prager, Moe | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Richardson, Travis | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Richler, Nancy | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Rozan, S.J. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Santlofer, Jonathan | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Schwartz, Stephen Jay | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Serdatsky, Yente | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Solomon, S.A. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Starr, Jason | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Stevens, B.K. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Wishnia, Kenneth | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Wishnia, Steven | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Yi, Melissa | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Zeltserman, Dave | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed |
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▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in EnglishNone ▾Book descriptions "A unique collection of all-new stories by award-winning authors. This anthology includes the work of numerous authors such as Marge Piercy, Harlan Ellison, S. J. Rozan, Nancy Richler, Moe Prager (Reed Farrel Coleman), Wendy Hornsby, Charles Ardai, and Kenneth Wishnia. The stories explore such issues as the Holocaust and its long-term effects on subsequent generations, anti-Semitism in the mid- and late-20th-century United States, and the dark side of the Diaspora (e.g., the decline of revolutionary fervor, the passing of generations, the Golden Ghetto, etc.). The stories in this collection include "Trajectories," Marge Piercy's story of the divergent paths taken by two young men from the slums of Cleveland and Detroit in a rapidly changing post-WW II society; "Some You Lose," Nancy Richler's empathetic exploration of the emotional and psychological challenges of trying to sum up a man's life in a eulogy; and "Yahrzeit Candle," Stephen Jay Schwartz's take on the subtle horrors of the inevitable passing of time. These works include many "teachable moments" about the history of prejudice, the contradictions of ethnic identity, and assimilation into American society and culture." -- taken from back cover. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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Contains: - Bitter Herbs
- Devil for a Witch / R.S. Brenner
- The Sacrifice of Isaac / Steven Wishnia
- Living Underwater / B.K. Stevens
- Quack and Dwight / Travis Richardson
- The Golden Land
- A Simkhe (a celebration) / Yente Serdatsky
- Trajectories / Marge Piercy
- Lost Pages from the Book of Judith / Kenneth Wishnia
- The Legacy / Wendy Hornsby
- Night and Fog
- Blood Diamonds / Melissa Yi
- The Flowers of Shanghai / S.J. Rozan
- Feeding the Crocodile / Moe Prager
- Good morning, Jerusalem 1948 / Michael J. Cooper
- L'dor V'dor: From Generation to Generation
- Some You Lose / Nancy Richler
- Baruch Dayan Emet (Blessed is the True Judge ) / M. Dante
- Yahrzeit Candle / Stephen Jay Schwartz
- Nakhshon / Robert Lopresti
- One of Them / Alan Orloff
- Silver Alert / S.A. Solomon
- Suburban Sprawl
- Her Daughter's Bat Mitzvah: A Mother Talks to the Rabbi / Adam D. Fisher
- Sucker's Game / Michele Lang
- Jewish Easter / David Liss
- The Golem of Jericho / Jonathan Santlofer
- Your Judaism / Tasha Kaminsky
- Kaffee Mit Schlock
- Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die / Charles Ardai
- Errands / Gary Phillips
- Doc's Oscar / Eddie Muller
- Everything is Bashert / Heywood Gould
- The Drop / Alan Gordon
- Twisted Shikse / Jedidiah Ayers
- All Other Nights / Jason Starr
- Something's Not Right / Dave Zeltserman
- Vintage Reprint
- Idle Thoughts, Fifty-Four Years Later / Harlan Ellison
- Final Shtick / Harlan Ellison
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It’s always difficult to write about a collection of short stories, since some can be wonderful and some… not so much. That being said, I was glad to receive Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds edited by Kenneth Wishnia in the mail, I assume because I enjoyed Mr. Wishnia’s book The Fifth Servant.
Jewish noir is a genre which I generally enjoy. The Jewish people like to think of themselves as the “chose ones”, but that title is a mixed blessing and a curse. Throughout history the Jews were haunted and hunted, a perfect fodder for noir stories (now… let’s eat).
While one would think that many of the stories deal with the Holocaust, and some do, many others do not. The stories deal with Civil Rights movement, corruption, assimilation and eve a disturbing look into child abuse with the Orthodox community.
The stories are not all new, a few are reprints such as Harlan Ellison’s “Final Schtick” (along with Ellison’s commentary) as well as Yente Serdatsky Sinkey (A Celebration). It’s interesting to read how the definition of noir changed from economic desperation and government corruption to stories about simply fitting in, belonging and all the drama and trauma that it entails.
You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy this book, if you enjoy Holocaust fiction, stories of ethical dilemmas and crime fiction this book is for you. If you, like myself, enjoy dark humor, you’ll like it even more.
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