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My Poem ‘Barco de Papel/Paper Boat’ Published in Chachalaca Review

November 30, 2017 by Daniella Levy 2 Comments

Allow me to interrupt our program on the background of By Light of Hidden Candles to let you know that my poem, Barco de Papel/Paper Boat, was published (in its Spanish and English versions) in the Beyond issue of the Chachalaca Review, a bilingual Spanish-English literary journal published under the Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Texas […]

Filed Under: News, Poetry Tagged With: languages, poetry, spanish, spanish language

Making Sense of the Varieties of Spanish in Hidden Candles

November 14, 2017 by Daniella Levy Leave a Comment

The characters in By Light of Hidden Candles speak a few different languages. Most prominently, of course, they speak English and Spanish, with a handful of words and phrases in Hebrew, Arabic, and even Yiddish and Latin thrown in. However, several versions of Spanish are mentioned. What’s the difference between Ladino and Haketía? Castilian and Andalusian Spanish? Let’s […]

Filed Under: By Light of Hidden Candles, Research Tagged With: haketia, judeo-spanish, ladino, languages, research, spanish, spanish language

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Disengagement

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Disengagement

“Brilliant and troubling…  Levy… has a deep understanding of the traumatic processes she writes about, and she is able to convey the heartache and disorientation in an engaging manner and with a sense of immediacy.” — Philip K. Jason, Washington Independent Review of Books “A thoroughly engaging novel, a quick but engrossing read… Levy’s writing […]

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    Time to reconfigure my book charm necklace Many thanks to  @fromnewleaf  for the beautiful  #bookcharms  ❤️  #disengagement   #comingsoon 
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    10 months ago
    3 clips (swipe⏩ to see all 3!) from yesterday's FB Live virtual launch party for Disengagement! Full video is on
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    3 months ago
     #LetterstoJosep  is being featured in the Zionist Book Festival at the University of Missouri next week, hosted by the MU
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    A very happy memory from the good old days when you could still travel to visit family and see stuff
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    2 months ago
    I was truly devastated to learn of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks זצ"ל yesterday. Rabbi Sacks was a
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     #coronavirusfashion   #stayhome   #butifyouhavetogoout   #wearamask 
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    Just gonna take this  #santjordi2020  opportunity to shamelessly brag that  @carlespuigdemont , former president of Catalonia, has a copy of my
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    11 months ago
     @myheritage_official  just released a new feature that automatically colorizes black and white photos. Meet my great-great-grandmother Lena, a.k.a. Leah Gittel,
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    Okay people, we're finally in business Disengagement is now available for pre-order from my publisher (Kasva Press) and their distributor
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    Coronavirus has forced us all into a new reality, and I have found myself facing it with uncharacteristic calm. I'm
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    5 months ago
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    The saga of the mysterious release date continues!!! ‍♀️‍♀️‍♀️‍♀️ MARCH 4TH, PEOPLE! (Also: it's up on Amazon! )
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    Yesterday, what is probably the loveliest, most touching "fan letter" I've ever received arrived in my inbox. A reader happened
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    Sound on to hear a preview from my conversation with Rav Mike Feuer on The Jewish Story about my new
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    A week ago, just before Shabbat/Succot, I welcomed my fourth child--first daughter--into a crazy, upside-down world. Waiting for her arrival

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