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基本信息·出版社：Algonquin Books
·页码：255 页
·出版日期：2007年11月
·ISBN：156512538X
·International Standard Book Number：156512538X
·条形码：9781565125384
·EAN：9781565125384
·装帧：精装
·正文语种：英语
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"What a holiday! No pestilence, no slavery, no locusts, no cattle disease or atonement. No synagogue, no guilt, no mortar, and no real lesson to be absorbed and passed down to my Jewish offspring. Thank God," writes Joshua Braff, one of eighteen Jewish writers who extol, excoriate, and expand our understanding of this most merry of Jewish holidays.
These essays, by Adam Langer, Tova Mirvis, Steve Almond, Eric Orner, and others, range from the comedic to the snarky, the poignant to the poetic, and includes such topics as the jealousy experienced in December when the rest of America is celebrating Christmas (we never get to join in the reindeer games!); the problem parents have dampening their children's desire for more presents (call it Greedikah!); and the weight gain associated with eating 432 latkes in eight nights (
dayenu, enough!).
Whether your Chanukahs were spent singing "I have a Little Dreidel" or playing the "Maoz Tzur" on the piano, whether your family tradition included a Christmas tree or a Chanukah bush, whether the fights among your siblings over who would light the menorah candles rivaled the battles of the Maccabees, or even if you haven't a clue who the Maccabees were, this little book proves there are as many ways to celebrate Chanukah as there are ways to spell it.
作者简介 Emily Franklin is the author of
The Girls' Almanac and
Liner Notes and numerous novels for young adults. She has edited three previous anthologies, including
It's a Wonderful Lie: 26 Truths About Life in Your Twenties.
专业书评 From Publishers WeeklyDespite a cheery title, the writers in this odd little holiday book tackle their subject-and its attendant traditions of family, guilt and, well, tradition-with ambivalence, a real sense of soul-searching and a bit of self-pity. Trying to make peace with their Chanukah memories, most of these writers are quick to point out its relative unimportance in the Jewish roster of holidays, inflated by its proximity to Christmas; still, their stories are clearly vivifying. There's a great deal of kvetching over the influence and excess of Christmas, and not just its consumerism; Jill Kargman, for example, writes about some casual mid-sermon anti-Semitism at a midnight mass. There's also solidarity to be found, as in Peter Orner's story of growing up in a family of "Christmas-tree Jews": "Let me be clear: we had no relationship with Christ beyond loving the mall like everyone else in America." Standouts include graphic artist Eric Orner's "Traditions Break," a compact and involving story about a young woman's first Chanukah alone; Joanna Smith Rakoff's "Dolls of the World," an accomplished troubled-family tale; and Josh Braff's "The Blue Team," which happily extols, "What a holiday.... No synagogue, no guilt, no mortar, and no real lesson to be absorbed and passed down to my Jewish offspring. Thank God."
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From the Back Cover Ring in the Holiday That Has a Special Place in Jewish Hearts...and Stomachs Profound Questions! "Chanukah unearths a debate that's been going on for centuries. Yes, I'm talking about potato latkes: grated or mashed?" —Amy Klein
Telling Confessions! "Perhaps here is where I should mention that my 100 percent Jewish father was—and remains—obsessed with Christmas." —Jennifer Gilmore
Unlikely Revelations! "Shocker of all shockers, the first Jewish governor in the United States was elected in...Idaho! Swear." —Jill Kargman
Tender Recollections! "You are reminded of your real gifts: a family who you get to come home to." —Laura Dave
From the Back Cover Ring in the Holiday That Has a Special Place in Jewish Hearts...and Stomachs Profound Questions! "Chanukah unearths a debate that's been going on for centuries. Yes, I'm talking about potato latkes: grated or mashed?" —Amy Klein
Telling Confessions! "Perhaps here is where I should mention that my 100 percent Jewish father was—and remains—obsessed with Christmas." —Jennifer Gilmore
Unlikely Revelations! "Shocker of all shockers, the first Jewish governor in the United States was elected in...Idaho! Swear." —Jill Kargman
Tender Recollections! "You are reminded of your real gifts: a family who you get to come home to." —Laura Dave
目录 Contents Introduction:
Hanu Channuk Chanukah by Emily Franklin xi
The Blue Team by Joshua Braff 1
Creature Comfies by Joshua Neuman 7
Week at a Glance by Elisa Albert 21
Chanukah Your Hearts Out! by Steven Almond 39
The Guinea Pig by Jennifer Gilmore 43
The Only Dreidel in Idaho by Jill Kargman 61
Rock of Ages by Jonathan Tropper 77
Traditions Break by Eric Orner 95
Oak Street, 1981 by Peter Orner 119
Dolls of the World by Joanna Smith Rakoff 123
Chanukah Glutton by Tova Mirvis 151
My Peaceful and Glorious Brothers by Edward Schwarzschild 161
Oh, Lord. Oh, Lourdes. Alors! by Mameve Medwed 175
My Father's Menorah by Adam Langer 187
An Israeli Chanukah by Amy Klein 203
Presents! by Ben Schrank 215
The Light, the Sword, and the Nintendo DS by Karen E. Bender and Robert Athony Siegel 223
Eight Nights by Laura Dave 237
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