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.
I was standing in the library parking lot when I heard the news, that Gunter Grass had written a poem about Israel, a poem people were saying was anti-Semitic. It’s funny, because by coincidence, I was there to pick up a book to read over Passover, Crabwalk, by Gunter Grass. Without going into the library,... Continue Reading →
HELEN MARYLES SHANKMAN 