What our members have been doing in the last half year.
May 2024: Congratulations to:
Helen Bar-Lev whose flash fiction story was long-listed for the Fish Flash Fiction Prize.
Our new member Miriam Jaskierowicz Arman, on the recent publication of her book – L’Urlo dell’Anima – Scream of the Soul, in Italian and English – see https://www.carthago.it/product/urlo-dellanima-scream-of-the-soul/.
Lilian Cohen and Miriam Jaskierowicz Arman, whose poems were published in the special “Poems for Israel, October 2023” section of The Deronda Review online at www.derondareview.org/backingIsrael.htm
Pesach Rotem whose short story “Cheering Reuven Goldfarb” has been published in the Spring 2024 issue of The Main Street Rag, https://mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/the-main-street-rag-spring-2024/
Wendy Blumfield whose review of Judy (Lev) Labensohn’s memoir: “Our Names Do Not Appear” was published in the Jerusalem Report – see https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-798694
Elana Wolff whose “A Kafka Itinerary” – a 5-minute video accompaniment to her cross-genre Kafka-quest work, Faithfully Seeking Franz, is now available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/frudVa4uxRQ?si=L6saO3v6aun_cyw2
Miriam Botzer who has published a bilingual (English and Hebrew) chapbook “Echoes from within – מהדהד בתוכי” in memory of her mother.
April 2024: Congratulations to:
Judy Koren whose poem “Jaffa, as Microcosm” has been selected for the Kibbutz Gezer multimedia group exhibition “Now” in April 2024.
Elana Wolff, whose poem “Canterbury Bells” was published in Juniper at https://juniperpoetry.com/canterbury-bells-by-elana-wolff/ and who had four poems published in The /tƐmz/ Review at www.thetemzreview.com/wolff.html.
Julian Alper, Michele Bustin, Bob Findyzs, Ethelea Katzenell, and Mark L. Levinson, whose poems have been published in the special “Poems for Israel, October 2023” section of The Deronda Review online at http://www.derondareview.org/backingIsrael.htm.
March 2024: Congratulations to:
Julian Alper, whose essay “Israel-Hamas War: Learning from nature to work together” was published in The Jerusalem Report in print and online at www.jpost.com/opinion/article-783478.
Isaac Cohen, who was awarded a Golden Bridge for the development of world literature, preservation of peace, and strengthening of friendship between peoples.
Lilian Cohen, on the publication of her novel Murder in Hebrew, a crime thriller set in the Carmel Market in Israel. www.underthesun.net.au/product/murder-in-hebrew-ebook/
Simon Constam, on the publication of his book of poems, Domestic Recusals. www.amazon.com/Domestic-Recusals-Simon-Constam/dp/1990496474/
Ira and Debbie Director, who organized an exhibition at the Gezer Gallery of poetry and photography on “Women in the Eyes of Women.” Wendy Blumfield and Judy Koren both had poems included in the exhibition.
Yiskah Rosenfeld, whose poem “On Becoming a Woman” won second place in the Frontier Poetry Roots & Roads poetry competition: www.frontierpoetry.com/2024/01/24/2023-frontier-roots-and-roads-winner-yiskah-rosenfeld/
Pesach Rotem, whose poems “A Gazan Family Celebration” and “A Time for War and A Time for Peace” were published in Green Golem: https://greengolemmag.com/author/protem/
Elana Wolff, whose poems “I Never Grow Weary of Gazing at Trees,” “Poem for a Temperamental Solstice,” and “Descant,” were paired with photographs by Gun Roze and published as “Soul Chorus” in Galaxy Brain at https://galaxybrain.ca/edition-22/gun-roze-and-elana-wolff/
February 2024: Congratulations to:
Julian Alper, who won first prize in the Reflection category of the ESRA Summer Scavenger Hunt 2023 Photo Competition: https://magazine.esra.org.il/esramagazine/look-into-it/latest-esramagazine/entry/summer-scavenger-hunt-2023-photo-competition.html.
Helen Bar-Lev, whose poem “Spirit Captive” was published in ESRA Magazine: https://magazine.esra.org.il/esramagazine/look-into-it/latest-esramagazine/entry/spirit-captive.html.
Isaac Cohen, whose poem “The Shame” was published in Azahar Revista Poética at https://www.calameo.com/read/0051662612f1a0e4863e6, page 393.
Reuven Goldfarb, whose poem “Jane’s Body” was accepted for publication in Mudfish 24, and whose poem “Living Off the Land Around the Bay” was accepted for publication in the upcoming anthology Savor: Poems for the Tongue.
Our new member Pessy Krausz, whose poem “Soldiers’ Tales” was published in ESRA Magazine: https://magazine.esra.org.il/esramagazine/look-into-it/latest-esramagazine/entry/soldiers-tales.html.
Mark L. Levinson, whose poem “Carrots” was accepted for publication in the upcoming anthology Savor: Poems for the Tongue.
Elana Wolff, whose poem “Impromptu with an Emptying Pen” was published in Dusie: https://dusie.blogspot.com/2024/01/tuesday-poem-564-elana-wolff-impromptu.html.
January 2024: Congratulations to:
David Adès, whose poem “A Dead Child Is a Dead Child” was published in Poets Reading the News at www.poetsreadingthenews.com/2023/12/a-dead-child-is-a-dead-child/
Ann Bar-Dov, whose poem “The Cook” was published in Topical Poetry at https://topicalpoetry.com/the-cook/
Isaac Cohen, who received a Menzione d’onore (Honorable Mention) at the Premio Internazionale Città di Arona 2023.
Michael E. Stone, who had five poems published in The Weekly Avocet: Apples of Granada, Ambert’s Soft Succor, The Child Still Lives, Autumn Afternoon, and Orange Light.
Voices Israel members whose poems were published in the special “Poems for Israel, October 2023” section of The Deronda Review online: Hayim Abramson, Pessy Krausz, and Pesach Rotem at www.derondareview.org/backingIsrael.htm.
December 2023: Congratulations to:
Voices Israel members whose poems were published in the special “Poems for Israel, October 2023” section of The Deronda Review online: Malka Kelter, Channah Moshe, Avril Meallem, and Judy Koren, at
www.derondareview.org/backingIsrael.htm.
Pesach Rotem, whose poem “Energy” was published in Topical Poetry at https://topicalpoetry.com/energy/
Voices Israel Group of Poets in English 