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Jan 17, 2023
Henckels Paring Knife a Winner
Henckels speaks for itself; this brand defines quality. Reinforced handle, comfortable knife to work with, takes and holds a sharpened edge. I have a number of Henckels knives, including cleavers, and this 4" parer helps round out my collection.
Feb 23, 2021
Adding joy to your day
I love the humour and joy of Rossi's work, and to be able to wear a piece of her sculpture is wonderful! The pin is basically a well made miniature of her flying woman mobile, and a piece of art in its own right. I own several of her creations, and this is a great addition to my growing collection. I recommend Karen Rossi's work in general, and her jewelry in particular, for anyone who appreciates a smile in their day. However, my favorites of her creations are those clearly made by a woman for women who enjoy being women!
Feb 15, 2011
More Wandering Stars: A TImeless Journey
From Isaac Asimov's introduction, to the final page of More Wandering Stars, the fortunate reader experiences a balance of the familiar and the imagined, envelopped in Yiddishkeit that, like a Tallis, wraps the past and the future into a single vision. Editor Jack Dann makes his point well: there is a Jewish Science Fiction, and its identity is much more than a casual character named Cohen, a Yiddish accent or a wryly stated commentary.
The fifteen writers struggle with central issues of Biblical and rabbinic proportion: what is a Jew? What is Jewishness? What is it to be a decent human being? The answers are couched in humor, in sadness, in sarcasm, in nostalgia, in fantasy, and at times, include demons, robots, aliens, ghosts and worlds beyond worlds. Asimov makes the point in his introduction that each story has Biblical reference, but with a half-smile, also notes that the Holy Writings themselves lead to science fiction. If we can accept the miracle of creation, we can also accept Jews who may debate the Talmud with their tentacles beneath a kippah.
The title itself reflects centuries of Diaspora that leads naturally and almost inevitably to an interplanetary scattering of Jews who never quite lose their identity. Malzburg's Leviticus locked in the Ark grappling with God, himself and tradition, seeking a way out, offers almost a counterpoint to Dann's short story "Camps" where a recuperating patient dreams, and lives, a concentration camp experience that he never experienced, but can never wholly escape.
Between these two stories, among others, is Woody Allen with tongue in cheek commentary on the humour-isn't-quite-dead Sea Scrolls; Isaac Beshevis Singer's demon who laments how little he is needed these days to perpetuate evil; Haldeman's crafty survivor Chaim (to life!) whose revolution from Planet Mazel Tov establishes a new economic order and Howard Schwarz's imagining of Reb Nachman ascending to the Heavens followed by his inevitable fall.
One of the most beautiful tales is "Tauf Alef," by Phyllis Gotlieb. The last Jew in the universe is dying alone on Tau Ceti IV, sharing his solitude with the indigenous creatures of the planet. Then a robot is sent to him so that someone, or something, can say Kaddish. But this mechanical creature studies, becomes self-aware and evolves to compass Og of Bashan, the Golem, Rabbinic wisdom, a touch of Moses and perhaps even Elijah and the Messiah himself. In Jewish tradition, even the prayer for the dead honors life and survival, and this short story becomes a prayer for the future, a promise of transformation from the mechanical to the feeling, from death to survival, from the end to the beginning.
Although you don't have to be Jewish to appreciate More Wandering Stars, it helps in understanding some of the cultural references and humor although the stories themselves achieve universalism. Much more than an oddity, this fast-reading volume is one to return to again and again, because the stories gently haunt and, like so many wonderful old tales, become richer in the re-telling. I strongly recommend this interesting and intriguing follow-up volume to Wandering Stars.