Yes, the correct date is October 24. Thank you for catching that, Amalia. 7pm Israel time; noon on the U.S. East coast.
On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 3:23 PM Amalia Warshenbrot <amalia...@att.net> wrote: > Please note that the correct date is: Oct. 24. > > Now Erica and I are even 😀 > > > > *Amalia W.* > > > > > > > > *From: *Erika Dreifus <edrei...@gmail.com> > *Sent: *Tuesday, October 4, 2022 10:57 AM > *To: *Rachel Kamin <rka...@nssbethel.org> > *Cc: *Amalia Warshenbrot <amalia...@att.net>; Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > *Subject: *Relevant upcoming event [Was: Re: [ha-Safran] Is the > collection The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land - Short Stories, by Omer > Friedlander written by Hebrew ?] > > > > I don't think that the detailed attachment will come through, so I won't > post it, but I just received an announcement from the IAWE (Israel > Association of Writers in English) about this upcoming event that is very > much of interest in this context: > > > > "Our opening IAWE event for 2002–2003 is 'Insider/Outsider: Writing in > English about Israel,' featuring Ayelet Tsabari and Omer Friedlander, on > Zoom." > > > > As mentioned on the IAWE website > (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.iawe.org.il/__;!!KGKeukY!yvsoGkqxEmAElduhbTMiSAO4Ks2nqVWTNEFovIRhvPUoDTujPwqF7kgdHfyg0c_El7kcGyrrjhTr7s9yPzpI$ > ), this event > will take place October 27 at 7pm Israel time. Join the mailing list as > invited on the website to receive additional information. > > > > G'mar chatima tova to all, > > Erika > > > > On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 10:06 PM Rachel Kamin via Hasafran < > hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > > Hi Amalia, I believe Omer Friedlander writes in English. While he was born > in Jerusalem and grew up in Tel Aviv, he has a BA in English Literature > from the University of Cambridge and an MFA from Boston University. He > currently lives in New > > Hi Amalia, > > > > I believe Omer Friedlander writes in English. While he was born in > Jerusalem and grew up in Tel Aviv, he has a BA in English Literature from > the University of Cambridge and an MFA from Boston University. He currently > lives in New York. Go to > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.omerfriedlander.com/aboutomer__;!!KGKeukY!yvsoGkqxEmAElduhbTMiSAO4Ks2nqVWTNEFovIRhvPUoDTujPwqF7kgdHfyg0c_El7kcGyrrjhTr7oGlx_IF$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.omerfriedlander.com/aboutomer__;!!KGKeukY!2x9eF9x-DJQGJtqB-EMvbiyOYnpv_4a0nz-FRFMjMILF1uTJ7gXUoTzu5DMaUsH70PQIhDrZU2bCtP9LrwkZxg$> > to learn more. > > > > I discovered him when his short story “Alte Sachen > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/literary-awards/ct-books-algren-2020-omer-friedlander-20200619-ke627wquzrajvisj7znkfxcr6a-story.html__;!!KGKeukY!2x9eF9x-DJQGJtqB-EMvbiyOYnpv_4a0nz-FRFMjMILF1uTJ7gXUoTzu5DMaUsH70PQIhDrZU2bCtP9H5YPNHg$>” > was one of the finalists for the Chicago Tribune’s Nelson Algren Literary > Award and the story was published in the paper in June 2020. I located two > of his other stories online (“Jellyfish in Gaza > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/baltimorereview.org/index.php/winter_2020/contributor/omer-friedlander*Jellyfish*20in*20Gaza__;IyUl!!KGKeukY!2x9eF9x-DJQGJtqB-EMvbiyOYnpv_4a0nz-FRFMjMILF1uTJ7gXUoTzu5DMaUsH70PQIhDrZU2bCtP_5j6aDEg$>” > and “Operation Tamar > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.thecommononline.org/operation-tamar/__;!!KGKeukY!2x9eF9x-DJQGJtqB-EMvbiyOYnpv_4a0nz-FRFMjMILF1uTJ7gXUoTzu5DMaUsH70PQIhDrZU2bCtP8N34GYXw$>”) > and discussed them with my short story discussion group during the > pandemic. So I was really excited to see that his debut collection of > stories, *The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land*, was being published > this year by Random Hoyse. "Alte Sachen" and "Jellyfish in Gaza" are still > my favorites but "Jaffa Oranges," "Checkpoint," “The Sephardi Survivor,” > and the title story are excellent too. While some of the other stories > aren't as strong, Friedlander is a fresh, new young voice and this solid > collection definitely deserves a place alongside Israeli and expat writers > like Etgar Keret, Ayelet Tsabari, Eshkol Nevo, and Nicole Krauss. I highly > recommend it! > > > > *G’mar Chatimah Tova*, > > > > Rachel Kamin, Director of Lifelong Learning > > North Suburban Synagogue Beth El > > 847/926-7902 or rka...@nssbethel.org > > > > CURRENTLY RE-READING: *The Thread Collectors *by Shaunna Edwards & Alyson > Richman (for the November Torah Fund Book Club) > > CURRENTLY LISTENING TO: *The School that Escaped the Nazis: The True > Story of the Schoolteacher Who Defied Hitler* by Deborah Cadbury > > > > > > *From:* Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu] *On Behalf Of *Amalia > Warshenbrot via Hasafran > *Sent:* Monday, October 3, 2022 2:46 PM > *To:* Hasafran <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> > *Subject:* [ha-Safran] Is the collection The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy > Land - Short Stories, by Omer Friedlander written by Hebrew ? > > > > Shalom, Recently a few Israeli authors publish their books in English > (like Ayelet Tzabari). Is Omer Friedlander’s book The Man Who Sold Air in > the Holy Land written only in English ? 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