Every few weeks I will send a personal letter about literature, identity, roots and faith - along with glimpses behind the writing, excerpts from the book "Scarred Stone", new articles and invitations to meetings, lectures and events.
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מאמרים על כתיבה, ספרות, זיכרון בין-דורי, מורשת, קהילה ותרבות
An article about the story before the ascension: the life of the Beta Israel community in Ethiopia, the villages, the faith, the women, the tradition and the deep Jewish-African world that existed long before the story became a "journey story".
An article about the holiday of the synagogue as a language of longing, memory and belonging - and the possibility of seeing it as not only a holiday of one community, but a gateway to a broad Israeli conversation about home, identity and multi-rooted Israeliness.
A behind-the-scenes article of "Scarred Stone" about the birth of Nagasti - the heroine of the novel born from mother's stories, generational memory, women's silences, and life in the Jewish villages in Ethiopia before the journey to Israel. One figure that carries within it the voice of many women who were not always seen, but held an entire world.
Fentay Maharat-Alamu's debut novel returns to the world of the women of the House of Israel in Ethiopia - to roots, memory, scars and female strength. Leave details to receive first updates on the release of the book, pre-purchase, premium edition and launch events.