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Authors: Judy Gelman, Vicki Levy Krupp
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(2003)
Good Harbor (2001)
The Red Tent (1997)
Dancing to Write One of the things that moves me to sit down at my computer and create is modern dance, which inspires me in powerful and joyful ways. I love being introduced to the insights of movement, rhythm, music, and sound as the imagination becomes physical. I treasure the adrenaline rush and the challenge to think anew. It reminds me of the honor it is to be a member of the species that dances.
Readers Should Know I depend upon my writing group a lot. I cofounded a group when I started writing fiction in the mid 1990s. I had not felt the need to be a part of a group as a journalist and nonfiction writer, but the isolation of working without colleagues or a waiting editor made me long for feedback and support. The group has changed over the years and now numbers three dear friends who are trusted editors and necessary cheerleaders.
Readers Frequently Ask “Where do you get your ideas for novels?” I can't give a generic answer because it's different every time. The Red Tent grew out of many sources, including midrash , an ancient and imaginative form of Jewish biblical interpretation, and Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own. Good Harbor was a response to the fact that so many friends were undergoing breast cancer treatment, and my love for Cape Ann (Gloucester and Rockport, Massachusetts). That was also the setting for The Last Days of Dogtown , which was inspired by a local pamphlet about the history of the place. The seed for Day After Night was planted in 2001 while visiting Atlit, the “living history” museum where Holocaust survivors were interned by the British in Palestine.
Influences on My Writing A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf. I first read it as an undergraduate and I am still inspired by Woolf's clear-eyed message that women's stories need to be told, and also by her style, conviction, and wit. M.F.K. Fisher, author of many books about food and travel, is a master of clear, clean writing and I am always refreshed by her prose. And speaking of refreshment, I find it in poetry (i.e., Mary Oliver, Yehuda Amichai, Billy Collins, Pablo Neruda) that invites me to slow down and savor the weight and texture of words.
S HAYNDEL'S A PPLE K UCHEN
Make 8 generous servings
Adapted from Pies & Tarts by Maida Heatter (Cader Books, 1997)
There is nothing like a dessert to call up a baker, a kitchen table, and the sweetness of childhood. (Proust knew what he was doing with that madeleine.) For the young Holocaust survivors in Day After Night , memories of food are a visceral connection to everything they lost. And yet, biting into a delicious piece of cake among friends is also an affirmation of the senses, of community, of life.
Kuchen, or coffee cake, was popular among German bakers, Jews and Gentiles alike, from the nineteenth century on. There are dozens of varieties, from yeast-based doughs topped with fruit or cheese to quick breads and cakes. Although this version employs yeast, no rising time is required, and the result is a sweet, sticky cake full of the apples and almonds that delight Shayndel at the Rosh Hashanah feast described in Day After Night .
Note: This is equally good with peaches, pears, blueberries, or a combination of fruits. If you use apples or pears, they should be peeled, quartered, cored, and cut into wedges about ½-inch thick at the curved edge. If you use peaches, they should be peeled and halved, with the pits removed, and then sliced into wedges about ½-inch thick at the curved edge.
F OR THE TOPPING
½ cup chopped or slivered (julienned) blanched almonds
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
½ cup light or dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup all-purpose flour
F OR THE CAKE
2 tablespoons warm water (105–115°F)
1 teaspoon plus ½ cup granulated sugar
1½ teaspoons active dry yeast
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
2
Good Harbor (2001)
The Red Tent (1997)
Dancing to Write One of the things that moves me to sit down at my computer and create is modern dance, which inspires me in powerful and joyful ways. I love being introduced to the insights of movement, rhythm, music, and sound as the imagination becomes physical. I treasure the adrenaline rush and the challenge to think anew. It reminds me of the honor it is to be a member of the species that dances.
Readers Should Know I depend upon my writing group a lot. I cofounded a group when I started writing fiction in the mid 1990s. I had not felt the need to be a part of a group as a journalist and nonfiction writer, but the isolation of working without colleagues or a waiting editor made me long for feedback and support. The group has changed over the years and now numbers three dear friends who are trusted editors and necessary cheerleaders.
Readers Frequently Ask “Where do you get your ideas for novels?” I can't give a generic answer because it's different every time. The Red Tent grew out of many sources, including midrash , an ancient and imaginative form of Jewish biblical interpretation, and Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own. Good Harbor was a response to the fact that so many friends were undergoing breast cancer treatment, and my love for Cape Ann (Gloucester and Rockport, Massachusetts). That was also the setting for The Last Days of Dogtown , which was inspired by a local pamphlet about the history of the place. The seed for Day After Night was planted in 2001 while visiting Atlit, the “living history” museum where Holocaust survivors were interned by the British in Palestine.
Influences on My Writing A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf. I first read it as an undergraduate and I am still inspired by Woolf's clear-eyed message that women's stories need to be told, and also by her style, conviction, and wit. M.F.K. Fisher, author of many books about food and travel, is a master of clear, clean writing and I am always refreshed by her prose. And speaking of refreshment, I find it in poetry (i.e., Mary Oliver, Yehuda Amichai, Billy Collins, Pablo Neruda) that invites me to slow down and savor the weight and texture of words.
S HAYNDEL'S A PPLE K UCHEN
Make 8 generous servings
Adapted from Pies & Tarts by Maida Heatter (Cader Books, 1997)
There is nothing like a dessert to call up a baker, a kitchen table, and the sweetness of childhood. (Proust knew what he was doing with that madeleine.) For the young Holocaust survivors in Day After Night , memories of food are a visceral connection to everything they lost. And yet, biting into a delicious piece of cake among friends is also an affirmation of the senses, of community, of life.
Kuchen, or coffee cake, was popular among German bakers, Jews and Gentiles alike, from the nineteenth century on. There are dozens of varieties, from yeast-based doughs topped with fruit or cheese to quick breads and cakes. Although this version employs yeast, no rising time is required, and the result is a sweet, sticky cake full of the apples and almonds that delight Shayndel at the Rosh Hashanah feast described in Day After Night .
Note: This is equally good with peaches, pears, blueberries, or a combination of fruits. If you use apples or pears, they should be peeled, quartered, cored, and cut into wedges about ½-inch thick at the curved edge. If you use peaches, they should be peeled and halved, with the pits removed, and then sliced into wedges about ½-inch thick at the curved edge.
F OR THE TOPPING
½ cup chopped or slivered (julienned) blanched almonds
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
½ cup light or dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup all-purpose flour
F OR THE CAKE
2 tablespoons warm water (105–115°F)
1 teaspoon plus ½ cup granulated sugar
1½ teaspoons active dry yeast
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
2
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