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!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<blocked::mailto: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 ? Amalia W, 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 ? Amalia W,
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