Ellen Shindelman Kowitt, Director, JewishGen USA Research Division; Founding NVC, DAR Jewish Specialty Research
Often invisible to history, this imaginative tribute depicts the complexities of one young Jewish woman’s life in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War. I enjoyed Kindle the Light of Liberty, an engaging story, transporting readers back in time.
Paula Marantz Cohen, Professor of English & Dean Emerita of the Pennoni Honors College at Drexel University; Author of Jane Austen in Boca
Trupp has written a timely book, a delightful way to commemorate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s history. Set during the American Revolution in Philadelphia, it [Kindle the Light of Liberty] focuses on a Jewish family, exploring the issues that presented for this ethnic group during this period when families were often divided in their loyalties, some favoring the Crown and some devoted to the ideal of independence.
Rabbi Jennifer Singer, Rabbi Emerita of Congregation Kol HaNeshama; Learning and Engagement Manager at the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
[In Kindle the Light of Liberty], Trupp’s meticulous research brings the streets of Philadelphia in the 1770s to life, laced with the cadences of Jewish life in a nation struggling to define itself. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
Caroline Warfield, Award-winning and Amazon Best-Selling Author
A creative, heartwarming take on a beloved story, The Jews of Donwell: An Emma Vagary, finally gives Harriet Smith her due.
Rabbi Miriyam Glazer, Ph.D. Emerita Professor of Literature, American Jewish University
Trupp has written [From Meidelach to Matriarchs: A Journal], a lively, delightful book showcasing women of whom many of us had not heard. Young Jewish women will be inspired and we older folk will be so pleased we have finally met our missing foremothers!
Hilary Welland Miller, Jewish Inspiration at Your Fingertips
From Meidelach to Matriarchs: A Journal is a story book and a journal to be savored. In reading about the Women of Valor of yesteryear, we are inspired to engage in our own contemporary roles.
Feathered Quill Book Awards & Reviews
At its heart, Celestial Persuasion is a deftly developed romance between two equally matched people caught up in a whirlwind of longing, loss, and the possibility of enduring love. Mirta Ines Trupp has brought the past to life in her story-telling, her wide knowledge of history, and her genuine wish to connect with an earlier, similarly gifted woman and wordsmith.
Jane Austen Readers’ Award
Flurry and panic of an imminent double wedding at the Bennet household is apparent in this mid-themed Pride & Prejudice variation. While the Bennet family, Mr Charles Bingley, and Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy provide a familial feel to this novel, Rabbi Meyerson and his family bring to light a Jewish community within Meryton. Mrs Bennet and her daughters unfamiliar with the Jewish faith are as intrigued as they are baffled by it. With alacrity Miss Mary Bennet embraces the mayhem all around (rather pleased her many seeming faults are less noticeable). In the meanwhile, Mr Bennet discovers he and the Rabbi have a deal in common. Their covert observations, however, are not without risk. Unfortunately the pickle the two elders fall into requires an intrepid hero. Mr Darcy is therefore the man of the moment, and Mr Wickham is involved in the dark mix.
The novel has amusing asides and a literary touch to the prose. For the uninitiated there is a great deal of enlightenment to the Jewish faith in all its facets, and the Jane Austen Readers’ Award is hereby granted to Mirta Ines Trupp for The Meyersons of Meryton.
Historical Reader’s Award
The narrative, the dialogue, and the characters in Destiny by Design: Leah’s Journey bring to life the emotions of a family in jeopardy amidst impending persecution in late 19th and early 20th century Russia. The strength to close a door on one life and start anew in Buenos Aires for the Abramovitz family is as heartbreaking as it is daunting. I heartily recommend this delightful and engrossing family novel for the Historical Readers’ Award. Not only is the story steeped in historical facts and the Jewish faith, it radiates love of family across the generations. It is as educational as it is entertaining, which is the last important factor for any award winning novel in my humble opinion.
Brooks Kohler, Author, Member of Phi Alpha Theta in the field of History
While some stories have left me guessing, Becoming Malka left me imagining. Through skillful use of prose and well-researched history pertaining to Jews living in Russia, Ukraine, and Argentina, the book is more than simply fiction. It is an educative resource that will enlighten the minds of all who read it. Being one who does not enjoy spoiling a plot, I am going to end now and let you get to what I am convinced will not be a chore of a read. We put up with a lot on this amazing planet to remain content. Thankfully, there are those who write well to help us manage.
Writer’s Digest 21st Annual Self-Published Book Awards
With Love, The Argentina Family captures a special time and place through the eyes of a special family. The elegant and detailed writing brings the family to life, with an excellent eye setting and character. The mix of cultures is also captured well, and the author shows a good grasp of history and the ability to draw a reader right in to the heart of the family. Dialogue and events, both big and small, ring true, painting a lively cultural and emotional picture. Delightful and nicely written book.
