Israel Short Stories

English tea and scones prove to be a hard sell in Jerusalem; a trip to the beach changes the way an American teen feels about herself, living in Israel and Russian whores; a dowry-less Orthodox girl commits identity theft to meet her match; a slick, obnoxious lawyer is outmaneuvered by his ex-partner’s wife; a kibbutz couple miss their friend when he becomes a she; learning German is no panacea for loneliness a middle-aged bachelor discovers; a father-ofthe- bride outgrows sibling rivalry; two women, one from Israel, the other from Gaza, confront a common enemy – cancer. These are just some of the themes in this exciting short fiction anthology featuring 70 stories written in English and set in Israel. Quirky, poignant humorous or heartbreaking, the stories, written by over 50 authors, mostly native English-speaking Israel residents and expatriates from the UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, India, etc, provide a kaleidoscope of contemporary Israeli society – not the whole story but the Anglo narrative in this dynamic, multi-cultural State now in its sixth decade.