The story of a Jewish wedding in Israel
involving the narrator’s fifteen-year-old sister—in detail, from the betrothal
to the wedding itself and the seven days of celebration that follow. The
rituals. The language. You are there to
experience a truly joyous occasion.
Rating: *** out of *****. Nothing much happens, but the reader learns a great deal about another
culture’s celebration of a wedding and it is told in wonderful, colorful detail.
Of course, I was thinking of Fiddler on
the Roof. RayS.
About the Author:
“Short story writer, novelist and poet, Amnon Shamosh was awarded the Jerusalem
Agnon Prize for Literature in 1979 and the Prime Minister’s Award for
Creativity. He was born in Syria in 1929 and arrived in Israel in 1938. He is a
founding member of Kibbutz Maayan Baruk and for many years served as principal
of the local high school and later principal of the regional comprehensive high
school. He speaks Hebrew, Arabic, French and English. Mr. Shamosh is an active
member of the Labor Party, its candidate to the Knesset. His story was
translated by Judy Levi.”
Short Story International
#54. Ed. Sylvia Tankel. February 1986. Pp. 37-48.
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