Another author that comes to mind: Joel Rosenberg
Not for Glory (1988)
A story of General Shimon Bar-El, and the trials between him and his
nephew, Tetsuo Hanavi.
Hero (Metzadan Mercenary Corps.) (1990)
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Subject: [ha-Safran] Fwd: Re: Fantasy/Sci FI Books for middle readers & YA
I forgot two other anthologies...
Strange Kaddish : tales you won't hear from Bubbie. edited by Clifford Lawrence
Meth and Ricia Mainhardt. Morristown, NJ : Äardwolf Pub., ©1996.
Stranger Kaddish. edited by Jim Reeber and Clifford Lawrence Meth.
Morristown, NJ : Aardwolf Pub., ©1997.
Lee
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Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Fantasy/Sci FI Books for middle readers & YA
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:06:10 -0700
From: Lee Jaffe <[email protected]>
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To: [email protected]
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]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 2, 2012 10:32:48 PM
> 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
> [email protected]
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