Welcome to our Pesach issue, which brings to 18 the number of languages from which we have published translations (this issue contains our first stories translated from Greek and Portuguese). In addition, Issue 30 brings to 500 the number of stories we've published so far! And we have just been notified of our second Pushcart Prize nomination – so these are exciting times at Jewish Fiction .net.
In this issue you’ll find 16 scintillating stories originally written in 6 languages: Greek, Portuguese, Czech, Yiddish, Hebrew, and English. And in honour of the upcoming holiday, there are 3 stories about Pesach: “The Bread of Freedom,” “The Passing of Passover,” and “Leaving Egypt (Passover 5752).”
In Issue 30:
| Dineh | – a novel excerpt by Ida Maze (translated from Yiddish) |
| Dog Tags | – a story by Milton Cohen |
| Don't Ask | – a novel excerpt by Gina Roitman |
| Leaving Egypt (Passover 5752) | – a story by Julie Wiener |
| Marriage | – a novella excerpt by Irena Douskova (translated from Czech) |
| Sonata in Auschwitz | – a novel excerpt by Luize Valente (translated from Portuguese) |
| The Bean Seed / Grazing Fire | – stories by Nurit Zarchi (translated from Hebrew) |
| The Bread of Freedom | – a story by Lawrence E. Kurlandsky |
| The Dance Master | – a story by Anne (Hannah) Viderman (translated from Yiddish) |
| The Firmament and the Night Doll | – a story by Tehila Lieberman |
| The Incandescent Threads | – a novel excerpt by Richard Zimler |
| The Passing of Passover | – a novel excerpt by Varda Hurvitz (translated from Hebrew) |
| The Researcher | – a novel excerpt by Michel Fais (translated from Greek) |
| The Surveyors | – a story by Michael Posner |
| Wake Up Mom | – a novel excerpt by Eldad Cohen (translated from Hebrew) |
| Yellow People | – a novel excerpt by Barak Hamdani (translated from Hebrew) |
We hope this new issue of Jewish Fiction .net brings you pleasure and sparks thoughts and ideas that enrich your celebration of the holiday. Wishing you and yours a very joyful and meaningful Pesach,
Chag sameach v'kasher! from all of us at
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