It didn't occur to dip into my list of anthologies to answer your
question until I saw Jeannine's note below. In addition to the three
she mentions ...
People of the Book: A decade of Jewish Science Fiction and Fantasy.
edited by Rachel Swirsky & Sean Wallace. [Rockville, Md.?] : Prime
Books, ©2010.
With Signs & Wonders: an international anthology of Jewish fabulous
fiction. edited by Daniel M. Jaffe. Montpelier, Vt. : Invisible Cities
Press, ©2001.
Yene Velt : The Great Works of Jewish Fantasy and Occult. compiled,
translated, and introduced by Joachim Neugroschel. New York : Stonehill
Pub. Co., ©1976, 1987
The Dybbuk and the Yiddish imagination: a haunted reader. edited and
translated from the Yiddish by Joachim Neugroschel. Syracuse, NY :
Syracuse Press, 2000
Rabbinic fantasy. editor Mark Jay Mirsky ; special editor David Stern.
New York : City College of New York, Dept. of English : Persea Books
[distributor], 1983.
Rabbinic fantasies : imaginative narratives from classical Hebrew
literature. edited by David Stern and Mark Jay Mirsky ; translations by
Norman Bronznick ... [et al.]. Yale Judaica Series, v. 29. New Haven :
Yale University Press, 1998. "Published 1990 by the Jewish
Publication Society."
I can't tell from here whether all (or any) of the above include
material appropriate to your age range.
Here are a couple of other titles that occurred to me ...
Avram Davidson - various collections
The Red Magician by Lisa Goldstein - two spell-casting rabbis and a
golem duke it out in a E. European village on the eve of the Holocaust;
Goldstein has other fantasy stories - recommended by Michael Chabon in
an exchange about Jewish fantasy writing.
The Golem's Mighty Swing - a graphic novel mentioned during the earlier
exchange about Jews and sports
Stardust by Neil Gaiman - (spoiler alert) aside from an explicit sex
scene near the beginning of the story, this a great fantasy story for
younger readers by a Jewish SF writer.
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov - another golem retelling
Some good fantasy by Jewish writers with no discernable Jewish content ...
Summerland by Michael Chabon
Codex, The Magicians, The Magician King by Lev Grossman
- Lee
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On 8/6/12 11:38 AM, Jeannine Davidson wrote:
Hi Rachel,
Have you ever read "Wandering Stars" and "More Wandering Stars"? They are edited by Jack
Dann and were first published in 1974. The short stories were first published in 1974. I bought my copy when
I was a teen (Oops I'm showing my age!) and still love it. All of the authors are Jewish science
fiction/fantasy writers. The books recently came back into print. The other book that I enjoy with creepy
tales is "Lilith Cave: Jewish Tales of the Supernatural". I don't think it will satisfy the Harry
Potter crowd, but who could replicate Harry Potter. Focus audience: Maybe 13 and up; definitely for High
School and up.
Jeannine Schiffman Davidson
Head of Adult Services
Northville District Library
Northville, Michigan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rachel Haus" <[email protected]>
To: "Hasafran" <[email protected]>
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Subject: [ha-Safran] Fantasy/Sci FI Books for middle readers & YA
Dear Hasafranim,
I've been struggling to find books of Jewish content (more than simply a
character with a Jewish name) for the age 9-13 set, specifically fantasy and
sci fi. My own 11 yr old daughter loves the stuff, devouring 300-400 page books
in days. I know of a few books, like The Inquisitor's Apprentice by Chris
Moriarty, the Cure by Sonia Levitin, The Remarkable Invention That Saves Zion
by Yehudit Stupniker. I've bought all that I can find that are age appropriate,
(I've found a few for older teens, but that is not currently my focus).
Any recommendations for this age group that would satisfy the "Harry Potter"
mind-set, but Jewish?
Also, another question: Has anyone read any of the Promise of Zion series by
Robert Elmer? On their face, the books seem like a good fit for middle readers,
but Elmer, I understand, is a Christian writer, so I'm wary. Anything
objectionable?
Rachel Haus
Library Director
Congregation of Moses Library
Kalamazoo MI
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