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Olympus on Earth: Daniel H. Turtel’s The Family Morfawitz

“Daniel H. Turtel’s delightful and frightful new novel, The Family Morfawitz, features on of the most uniquely unhappy families in literature.”

The Family Morfawitz - Starred Review on Booklist

“Original and striking…With themes of family honor, ambition and power, The Family Morfawitz is an epic tale of greed and malice—an engrossing portrayal of a wealthy Jewish family.”

The Family Morfawitz - Interview

Our Twenty-First Century Dreyfus Affair

“To let neg­a­tive fic­tions inform one’s opin­ion, and dis­re­gard pos­i­tive truths when they dis­sent, is a trans­par­ent means of jus­ti­fy­ing biased hatred.”

Why Progressives Hate Israel

“Israel’s story seems to epitomize the goals of subjugated and oppressed group everywhere: an indigenous people who overcome centuries of global persecution and poverty in order to shake off their colonial overlords, revive their lost language and rebuild their nation into a thriving liberal democracy.”

Rashida Tlaib: Minister of Coexistence

“Israel is the sole island of freedom, human rights and peaceful coexistence amid a sea of tyranny, dehumanization, and violent oppression.”

Essay - The Con Artist and The American Dream

Featured Trailer: Greetings from Asbury Park by Daniel H Turtel

Writing the Jersey Shore: The Millions Interviews Daniel H Turtel

“Through the use of economic language and the power of a wildly engaging story, Greetings from Asbury Park explores existential questions such as right versus wrong; nature versus nurture; morality versus self-direction, and ultimately, to whom we are accountable. It’s a pithy, enjoyable, modern-day story from start to finish, with a cast of fully realized characters you’ll champion to the end. “

Jersey Author’s “Greetings from Asbury Park” Centers on Shore-Town Struggles

Feature Review of Greetings from Asbury Park