The Jewish Daily Forward (8/11/2014)
Looking for the Next Philip Roth
Our Authors and their Work:
The Last Commandment – Poems by Alan Toltzis
Using elegant, vivid, and carefully crafted language, The Last Commandment examines the nature of love, family, the creative process, and the connection between nature and ourselves. The 54 poems, each inspired by the weekly Torah portion, are meditations, insights, personal recollections, and stem from a deep reading of original Biblical texts and commentaries. Deeply nuanced, these poems can be appreciated or their lyricism, spirituality, and their fresh outlook on our world and beyond.
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A novel of mine is on the market that dramatizes the heroic 1944 prisoner uprising at the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. “The Trumpets of Jericho: A Tale of the Holocaust” is the only book I know of, fiction or nonfiction, to explore that remarkable episode of Jewish resistance to the Nazis in all its depth and complexity.
I’m wondering if you do book reviews, and if so how I would go about having one posted in your journal. Both print and digital copies of “Trumpets” are available, should you require one. Please advise at your leisure.