Embracing Exile: The Case for Jewish Diaspora Fantasy The artist has chosen ancient

The artist has chosen ancient Japanese symbols for the Minors: traditional swords

Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize

and setting clear boundaries

But the doll’s true powers are unknowable

Secrets that make Lorelei question whether justice is worth pursuing

Embracing Exile: The Case for Jewish Diaspora Fantasy The artist has chosen ancientEmbracing Exile analyzes biblical and rabbinic texts, philosophical treatises, studies of Kabbalah, Hasidism, and a multiplicity of modern expressions for a comprehensive history of Jewish responses to and justifications of their diasporas. It shows that Diaspora Jews through the ages insisted that God joined them in their exiles, that "Zion" was found in Babylon and Eastern Europe, and that, as citizens of the world, Jews could only live throughout