Rachel Pomerantz' Home Page

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• Books on the Holocaust
• The One-Way Mirror An article on Jewish publishing, Shofar, Winter '99.
• The Filtered Voice An article on recent Orthodox fiction, "To Be a Jewish Woman," Kolech conference proceedings.
• Windows on Another WorldA bibliography of Orthodox fiction.
• Magazine Article
• Newspaper Interview
• Writing Samples:
  
  • Short Story Excerpt
  • Children's Story from Passover Anthology

  Novels by Rachel Pomerantz

  • Wildflower, C.I.S. Publishers, '89
    A childless couple in Jerusalem takes a foster child, who is then reclaimed by his natural family. Hebrew version
  • A Time to Rend, A Time to Sew, Feldheim Publishers, '95
    Two academically successful sisters try to integrate their careers and their private lives. Also in French and Hebrew.
  • Cactus Blossoms, Targum Press, '96
    A custody case for a foster child, during the Gulf War. Also in Hebrew.
  • As Mountains around Jerusalem, Feldheim Publishers, '99
    Two converts to Judaism from very different backgrounds meet in Israel. Also in French.
  • Inheritance of our Fathers, HaModia Publications, '07. American Jews trying to make aliya .
  • Bells and Pomegranates, Menucha Publishers '12, The tribulations of chi ldren of ba'alei teshuva looking for their destined match. Sequel to Cactus Blossoms and A Time to Rend, A Time to Sew.
  • Orange Groves, Menucha Publishers, '15 Cultural divisions in Israeli society: Jew and Arab, secular and religious, Left and Right. During an election campaign, a secular newspaperman and his radio announcer wife interact with a Palestinian mathematics professor, a chareidi author, and a teenage supporter of the right-wing parties, who is playing detective as he investigates shady campaign practices of a rival party. Also discusses the issue of chareidim in the army.
  • Bridges Across the World , Menucha Publishers (2021) Karen Prescott,the only woman in a Mathematics Department in Chicago is elected Chair just after taking in a potential adopted child. Long estranged from her college roomate Linda Robinson, Karen reconnects with Linda, now Ruth, during a period of crisis for both.
  • Safe Harbors<\I> Sequel to Bridges. Investigates issues of trust and suspicion, anger and reconciliation.
  • The Kallah's Crown <\I> Riki and Reuven are engaged to be married in Bnei Brak right after Purim of '20. The usual problems of a young couple setting up housekeeping and trying to stay within a budget are aggravated by quarantines and kollel closings.

  The books appeared under the pen-name Rachel Pomerantz, and are available either from the publishers or from operations like amazon.com or eichlers.com

  Last update: August 28, '16