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Michael David Lukas

@michaeldavidlukas.bsky.social

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Author of THE ORACLE OF STAMBOUL & THE LAST WATCHMAN OF OLD CAIRO. Winner of the Sami Rohr Prize, NEA, National Jewish Book Award, and Prix Interalliée. Prof at SFSU. Essays in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and VQR.

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Michael David Lukas @michaeldavidlukas.bsky.social · 14/12/2023

Congrats! So well deserved.

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Michael David Lukas @michaeldavidlukas.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

But, with two little kids in the house, not celebrating is a nonstarter. (Thanks capitalism and Christian hegemony!) Any one know of resources for progressive, or any other, Jews who'd rather not celebrate all that. Songs? Rituals? Something like an orange or an olive on the seder plate?

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Michael David Lukas @michaeldavidlukas.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

Feeling extra conflicted about Hanukkah this year. As I wrote a few years ago, the holiday is basically an eight night celebration of religious extremism and Jewish militarism. www.nytimes.com/2018/12/01/o...

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Michael David Lukas @michaeldavidlukas.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

The SFSU Creative Writing Department is hosting two *amazing* (virtual) panels next week about the war in Gaza, writing, justice, peace, and no doubt much more. Isabella Hammad and Fady Joudah on Nov. 15 from 11-12 PST And then... Peter Cole and Adina Hoffman on Nov. 17 from 2-3 PST

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Michael David Lukas @michaeldavidlukas.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

Anyone out there looking for an AWP panel pinch hitter? I thought I wasn’t going to go but now I am. Happy to speak about pretty much anything related to process, craft, teaching, etc.

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Michael David Lukas @michaeldavidlukas.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

I know this may not be for everyone right now. But because I know there are a lot of folks trying to understand the conflict, because I believe in the power of fiction, and because these books were v important to my own understanding, I wanted to share this list of Palestinian and Israeli fiction.

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Michael David Lukas @michaeldavidlukas.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

A few months ago, I put this picture my daughter drew up on my wall. Every few days I find her going back to it and adding in new details. Obviously a mood I am very familiar with.

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Michael David Lukas @michaeldavidlukas.bsky.social · 24/09/2023

Hello!!

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