By Gin JennyReading the EndDecember 12th 2016 In Simone Zelitch’s book Judenstaat (Tor, 2016), no Jewish state was created in…
Simone Zelitch
Judenstaat in Publishers Weekly
Publishers WeeklyOctober 17th, 2016 In this intriguing but not entirely satisfying alternate history, Zelitch (The Confession of Jack Straw) imagines…
Counterfactual, counterhistory, counter memory
By Ivan SchneiderSeattle Review of BooksSeptember 19th, 2016 Counterfactual history, or counterhistory, has its signature moves: Killing Hitler. Letting the…
The end of Zionism?
By Emily McAvanOverlandSeptember 6th, 2016 ‘A specter is haunting Europe – the specter of genocide’ Simone Zelitch, Judenstaat In Israeli…
Judenstaat: A Review in Mystery People
By Molly Odintz BookPeople/MysteryPeopleAugust 10th, 2016 I’ll admit it, I’ve been on a bit of an alternative history kick this…
After the Holocaust, A Jewish State in Saxony
By Gavriel D. RosenfeldForwardAugust 3rd, 2016 Counterfactual history has never been more popular in American culture. The success of Amazon…
Judenstaat in the New York Times
History as It Didn’t Happen: Thrillers Consider the What-Ifs By Jean ZimmermanNew York TimesJuly 27, 2016 When it comes to…
Judenstaat on My Jewish Books
My Jewish BooksJune 21st, 2016 An alternate history that makes sense What if, in 1948, a Jewish state was created…
Three new novels feature alternate history of reimagined 20th-century Jewish history
By Howard FreedmanJewish News of Northern CaliforniaJuly 8th, 2016 One surprising consequence of Donald Trump’s presidential run has been renewed…
Same as it never was
Judenstaat in the Sacramento News and Reviews By Kel MungerSacramento News and ReviewsJuly 7th, 2016 Simone Zelitch’s new book, Judenstaat:…