Review
"A rich and rewarding collection of stories by some of the best writers of our time."
--Doris Lessing

"A glorious collection as notable for its variety as it is for its common threads of brilliant and passionate writing."
--Hilma Wolitzer, author of Hearts


Review
"A rich and rewarding collection of stories by some of the best writers of our time."
--Doris Lessing

"A glorious collection as notable for its variety as it is for its common threads of brilliant and passionate writing."
--Hilma Wolitzer, author of Hearts


Book Description
This landmark anthology brings together some of the best stories written in the last thirty years by and about American Jews. Saul Bellow tells a brutal coming-of-age story set in Chicago; Mark Helprin recalls a stint in the Israeli army during the Six-Day War; Grace Paley explores the complex relationship between Jews and Blacks; Philip Roth muses on what life would have been like for Kafka if he had come to America, and maybe dated Roth's aunt
        
From I.B. Singer's unforgettable depiction of a widower in Miami Beach to Michael Chabon's California-style Jewish wedding and Allegra Goodman's satiric portrayal of a yuppie Orthodox family, a rare view--and one surprising in its diversity--emerges out of the contemporary experience in America.





From the Inside Flap
This landmark anthology brings together some of the best stories written in the last thirty years by and about American Jews. Saul Bellow tells a brutal coming-of-age story set in Chicago; Mark Helprin recalls a stint in the Israeli army during the Six-Day War; Grace Paley explores the complex relationship between Jews and Blacks; Philip Roth muses on what life would have been like for Kafka if he had come to America, and maybe dated Roth's aunt
        
From I.B. Singer's unforgettable depiction of a widower in Miami Beach to Michael Chabon's California-style Jewish wedding and Allegra Goodman's satiric portrayal of a yuppie Orthodox family, a rare view--and one surprising in its diversity--emerges out of the contemporary experience in America.


From the Back Cover
"A rich and rewarding collection of stories by some of the best writers of our time."
--Doris Lessing

"A glorious collection as notable for its variety as it is for its common threads of brilliant and passionate writing."
--Hilma Wolitzer, author of Hearts


About the Author
Ted Solotaroff is a literary critic and editor. His books include Best American Short Stories, Many Windows, and A Few Good Voices in My Head.

Nessa Rapoport is the author of Preparing for Sabbath and A Woman's Book of Grieving.

FROM THE PUBLISHER