Where we find ourselves : Jewish women around the world write about home /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Albany, N.Y. :
Excelsior Editions,
[2009], ©2009
Albany, N.Y. : c2009 Albany, N.Y. : ©2009 |
| Series: | SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture
SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Miriam Ben-Yoseph and Deborah Nodler Rosen
- Displacement and exile IsraIsland / Nava Semel, translated by Anthony Berris
- A home called exile / Diana Anhalt
- The kitchen / Miriam Ben-Yoseph
- Mirka and I (excerpt from an autobiographical novel, The edge of the field) / Helen Degen Cohen/Halina Degenfisz
- Independence Park: a fiction / Dina Elenbogen
- Burning in Cuba / Jyl Lynn Felman
- Homeland security / S.E. Gilman
- A letter to my grandmother on coming home from Europe / Sara Paretsky
- Marked by carnival / Dina Rubina, translated by Daniel M. Jaffe
- Homesick / Else Lasker-Schüler, translated by Janine Canan
- Memories of my Chinese home / Eve Perkal
- Place and memory. To return to one's homeland / Marjorie Agosin, translated by Betty Jean Craige
- Snow unites Jerusalem / Dalia Kaveh, translated by Linda Stern Zisquit
- From Cairo to Chicago / Marcelle Levy
- Bella, 1908 / Ada Molinoff
- Sisters / Caroline Smadja
- Jewish oil brat / Shalom Bayit
- All but my life / Gerda Weissmann Klein
- Kentucky Fried Chicken / Arlene Zide
- America / Viva Hammer
- East / Rochelle Mass
- The mah-jongg set / Deborah Nodler Rosen
- A Jewish Romanian in Oxford / Maria Roth
- In the margin / Madeline Tiger
- To the smell of sea and pickle / Dalia Kaveh, translated by Linda Stern Zisquit
- Isibaya (the home) / Cha Johnston
- Language and creativity. Yiddishland / Ellen Cassedy
- Silence / Dalia Kaveh, translated by Linda Stern Zisquit
- The girl in the balcony / Angelina Muñiz-Huberman
- The music and language of home / Sara Schwarzbaum
- Here / Judith Ilson Taylor
- Posit/Morning exercise/Renaissance/Line of defense / Linda Stern Zisquit
- Family and tradition. I, may I find home / Dorothy Field
- The Dina letters / Barbara F. Lefcowitz
- My Indian Bene Israel home / Erusha Newman
- In your letter / Julie Parson-Nesbitt
- If only I'd been born a kosher chicken / Jyl Lynn Felman
- My mother's roots / Helen Degen Cohen/Halina Degenfisz
- My Iranian Sukkah / Farideh Dayanim Goldin
- Home for Thanksgiving / Rachel Goldin Jinich
- At home in Shabbat / Arlene Hisriger
- Learning the language / Tracy Koretsky
- When we are born we are given a golden tent and all of life is the folding and setting up of the tent / Edith Altman.
- Preface / Miriam Ben-Yoseph and Dehorah Nodler Rosen
- Introduction / Miriam Ben-Yoseph and Deborah Nodler Rosen
- I Displacement and Exile
- IsraIsland / Nava Semel and Anthony Berris
- A Home Called Exile / Diana Anhalt
- The Kitchen / Miriam Ben-Yoseph
- Mirka and I (excerpt from an autobiographical novel, The Edge of the Field) / Helen Degen Cohen and Halina Degenfisz
- Independence Park: A Fiction / Dina Elenbogen
- Burning in Cuba / Jyl Lynn Felman
- Homeland Security / S. E. Gilman
- A Letter to My Grandmother on Coming Home from Europe / Sara Paretsky
- Marked by Carnival / Dina Rubina and Daniel M. Jaffe
- Hornesick / Else Lasker-Schuler and Janine Canan
- Memories of My Chinese Home / Eve Perkal
- II. Place and Memory
- To Return to One s Homeland / Marjorie Agosin and Betty Jean Craige
- Snow Unites Jerusalem / Dalia Kaveh and Linda Stern Zisquit
- From Cairo to Chicago / Marcelle Levy
- Bella, 1908 / Ada Molinoff
- Sisters / Caroline Smadja
- Jewish Oil Brat / ̃-- Shalom Bayit / Davi Walders
- All But My Life / Gerda Weissmann Klein
- Kentucky Fried Chicken / Arlene Zide
- America / Viva hammer
- East / Rochelle Mass
- The Mah-Jongg Set / Deborah Nodler Rosen
- A Jewish Romanian in Oxford / Maria Roth
- In the Margin / Madeline Tiger
- To the Smell of Sea and Pickle / Dalia Kaveh and Linda Stern Zisquit
- Isibaya (The Home) / Cha Johnston
- III. Language and Creativity
- Yiddishland / Ellen Cassedy
- Silence / Dalia Kaveh and Linda Stern Zisaquit
- The Girl in the Balcony / Angelina Muniz-Huberman
- The Music and Language of Home / Sara Schwarzbaum
- Here / Judith Ilson Taylor
- P̃osit
- Morning Exercise
- Renaissance
- Line of Defense / Linda Stern Zisquit
- IV. Family and Tradition
- I, May I Find Home / Dorothy Field
- The Dina Letters / Barbara F. Lefcowitz
- My Indian Bene Israel Home / Erusha Newman
- In Your Letter / Julie Parson-Nesbitt
- If Only I d Been Born a Kosher Chicken / Jyl Lynn Felman
- My Mother s Roots / Helen Degen Cohen and Halina Degenfisz
- My Iranian Sukkah / Farideb Dayanim Goldin
- Home for Thanksgiving / Rachel Goldin Jinich
- At Home in Shabbat / Arlene Hisiger
- Learning the Language / Tracy Koretsky
- When We Are Born We Are Given a Golden Tent and All of Life Is the Folding and Setting Up of the Tent / Edith Altman.
- Preface / Miriam Ben-Yoseph and Dehorah Nodler Rosen
- Introduction / Miriam Ben-Yoseph and Deborah Nodler Rosen
- I Displacement and Exile
- IsraIsland / Nava Semel and Anthony Berris
- A Home Called Exile / Diana Anhalt
- The Kitchen / Miriam Ben-Yoseph
- Mirka and I (excerpt from an autobiographical novel, The Edge of the Field) / Helen Degen Cohen and Halina Degenfisz
- Independence Park: A Fiction / Dina Elenbogen
- Burning in Cuba / Jyl Lynn Felman
- Homeland Security / S. E. Gilman
- A Letter to My Grandmother on Coming Home from Europe / Sara Paretsky
- Marked by Carnival / Dina Rubina and Daniel M. Jaffe
- Homesick / Else Lasker-Schüler and Janine Canan
- Memories of My Chinese Home / Eve Perkal
- II. Place and Memory
- To Return to One's Homeland / Marjorie Agosin and Betty Jean Craige
- Snow Unites Jerusalem / Dalia Kaveh and Linda Stern Zisquit
- From Cairo to Chicago / Marcelle Levy
- Bella, 1908 / Ada Molinoff
- Sisters / Caroline Smadja
- Jewish Oil Brat
- Shalom Bayit / Davi Walders
- All But My Life / Gerda Weissmann Klein
- Kentucky Fried Chicken / Arlene Zide
- America / Viva hammer
- East / Rochelle Mass
- The Mah-Jongg Set / Deborah Nodler Rosen
- A Jewish Romanian in Oxford / Maria Roth
- In the Margin / Madeline Tiger
- To the Smell of Sea and Pickle / Dalia Kaveh and Linda Stern Zisquit
- Isibaya (The Home) / Cha Johnston
- III. Language and Creativity
- Yiddishland / Ellen Cassedy
- Silence / Dalia Kaveh and Linda Stern Zisaquit
- The Girl in the Balcony / Angelina Muniz-Huberman
- The Music and Language of Home / Sara Schwarzbaum
- Here / Judith Ilson Taylor
- Posit
- Morning Exercise
- Renaissance
- Line of Defense / Linda Stern Zisquit
- IV. Family and Tradition
- I, May I Find Home / Dorothy Field
- The Dina Letters / Barbara F. Lefcowitz
- My Indian Bene Israel Home / Erusha Newman
- In Your Letter / Julie Parson-Nesbitt
- If Only I d Been Born a Kosher Chicken / Jyl Lynn Felman
- My Mother's Roots / Helen Degen Cohen and Halina Degenfisz
- My Iranian Sukkah / Farideb Dayanim Goldin
- Home for Thanksgiving / Rachel Goldin Jinich
- At Home in Shabbat / Arlene Hisiger
- Learning the Language / Tracy Koretsky
- When We Are Born We Are Given a Golden Tent and All of Life Is the Folding and Setting Up of the Tent / Edith Altman