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REVIEWS, PODCASTS, EVENTS

Review of The Wayward Moon in The Jerusalem Post + Interview

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"Rahel's experiences not only teach us what life was like for Jews and women at that time, but also open up further questions. I found myself wondering about the rights and freedoms of women in prohibitive societies today. What are their lives like, and what are our responsibilities to them? How much has changed for women in the Middle East since Rahel's story?"

Review of Our Little Histories in The Jerusalem Report

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"In the last story, the poem's secret, a moving take of tragedy and bittersweet triumph so expressive of life in the Pale of Settlement, is revealed, and it's piercing light illuminates all that has gone before. Literature, a form of "little history," at best also contains truths. In the loss of literature, we don't just lose stories, but truth itself."

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Review of Our Little Histories in Hadassah Magazine

"Weizman’s storytelling is masterful and her characters and their settings well-researched. While the story of each family member is unique, together they form a universal Jewish saga."

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Q & A about The Wayward Moon

 

I understood that, for most of human history, women’s lives were constrained and controlled by communal and familial expectations. But what if a woman suddenly found herself with no family, no community? What if she were freed of those ties? 

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How different does this novel on Jewish history read post-Oct. 7?

No matter how fast or slow a culture is evolving, there come days that divide our lives into a “before and after."

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From the Times of Israel blogs:

 

"Who has the energy to read fiction these days, when reality is taking us far beyond whatever anyone’s imagination could conjure up? And among writers, who has the energy to make up stories when such harrowing, dramatic events are unfolding in real time on our screens?"

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In conversation with Michael Posner about Our Little Histories. 

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In conversation with Sheryl Stahl from the Association of Jewish Libraries

Book Event at Literary Modi'in 

On Sunday January 28th, I'll be participating, along with memoirist Jennifer Lang, whose book, Places We Left Behind, explores the challenges of a bi-national marriage (she's from California, he's from France, and they've ended up in Israel), and Ruth Eglash, who wrote Parallel Lines, a YA novel about 3 teenagers negotiating the complexities of life in Jerusalem. As for me, I'll be talking about Our Little Histories - a six generation family saga in seven long stories. 

Come out in person to the event at Peerspot in Modi'in, or join in on Zoom. Participation is free!

Interview in Lilith Magazine

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"This is a challenging time to be putting a book out, because the reality of what we’ve been living through is far more harrowing and intense than any work of fiction. And yet, I feel that the book’s themes and ideas about Jewish identity are more relevant than ever..."

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