Author of THEY WERE LIKE FAMILY TO ME, a collection of linked stories illuminated with magical realism, following the inhabitants of a small town in 1942 Poland and tracing the troubling complex choices they are compelled to make. Finalist for The Story Prize and Honorable Mention in the 2017 ALA Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish Literature. Originally published as IN THE LAND OF ARMADILLOS. Columnist for the Jewish Standard.
This is my final posting in honor of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2011. The following words are the prologue to my story, A Decent Man. It also happens to be a memoir of my Operation Zachor trip to Poland. For those of you who have been there, I would appreciate your comments. The American... Continue Reading →
HELEN MARYLES SHANKMAN 