Issue

22

Apr 2019 / Pesach 5779

Preface

Welcome to this brilliant, 6-language issue of Jewish Fiction .net! 18 gorgeous stories, originally written in Spanish, Russian, Hebrew, Yiddish, English, and – for the first time – Danish!

In honour of the upcoming holiday, two of these stories are about Pesach: “The Search for Ernesto Gonzales” and “A Strand of Hair.” The latter is by Mendele Mokher Seforim and is the third in our “holiday series” of his work. Coincidentally, another story in this issue, “Samson Solomon and His Horses,” was dedicated to Mendele by its author, Jacob Dinezon, upon its first publication, in Yiddish in 1909.

We hope you enjoy the fabulous stories in this issue, and we wish you and your loved ones a meaningful and very happy Pesach. Chag sameach v’kasher! from all of us at

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House on Endless Waters

by Emuna Elon

House on Endless Waters

One after another the people are swallowed up into the plane to Amsterdam, one after another after another. Yoel, too, is approaching the aircraft's door

33m read Translated from Hebrew by Anthony Berris and Linda Yehiel

ChildhoodHolocaustMourning

Isaac Halevy, King of the Jews

by Antonio Elio Brailovsky

Isaac Halevy, King of the Jews

So many years had passed that he no longer remembered how many, and the most recent events seemed confused

23m read Translated from Spanish by Clark Zlotchew

AntisemitismChildhoodConversionDiasporaInquisitionSephardic

Samson Solomon and His Horses

by Jacob Dinezon

Samson Solomon and His Horses

“If you say, ‘One’s thoughts during the day are what one dreams at night,’ it’s an idea worth ten times nothing!”

19m read Translated from Yiddish by Miri Koral

AgingAntisemitismRebellion

A Place Nowhere

by Birte Kont

A Place Nowhere

It was the last class that Tuesday. Danielsen, our history teacher, entered the classroom and put down his briefcase. Went to stand in front of the lectern...

27m read Translated from Danish by Nina Sokol

AdolescenceAntisemitismHolocaust

The Deep End of the Pool

by Nancy Lefenfeld

The Deep End of the Pool

He was one of the regular swimmers at the Piscine Pontoise, the famous Art Deco pool in the Latin Quarter. He swam two or three times each week.

22m read

ChildhoodHolocaustRighteous Gentiles

A Strand of Hair

by Mendele Mokher Seforim

A Strand of Hair

As spring arrives, work increases in the world of the Holy Blessed One!

32m read Translated from Hebrew by Herbert J. Levine and Reena Spicehandler

AntisemitismPassoverSecular

The Funeral Director

by Shai Afsai

The Funeral Director

Schwartz stood in the shade of his funeral home's green awning, searching the street for a sign of Rabbi Silverman. Tapping his watch lightly with an arthritic finger

43m read

AgingDeathFuneralRabbi

Instructions Printed Inside the Box

by Nicole Hazan

Instructions Printed Inside the Box

When Dan's gas mask arrived, he didn't even open the box. He slung it over his shoulder and took it to school...

11m read

AdolescenceBar MitzvahIsrael

To the End Of Her Path

by Nelly Shulman

To the End Of Her Path

Until now, seeing her name on the posters, Frida was somewhat embarrassed. It seemed to her that these red, bright letters are not about her

20m read Translated from Russian by the author

AntisemitismConversionHolocaustLove

Iron

by Eran Bar-Gil

Iron

When Ilan clears away the dishes from the table I stay seated and watch him. After discarding the leftover mashed potatoes and fish bones into the bin

18m read Translated from Hebrew by Or Sachaf

LoveMarriage