“This book, in its indispensable way, may make some readers uncomfortable as it amplifies voices and conflicting generational narratives around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict within its own community.... Kreuter challenges readers to examine their current biases and narratives, succeeding in presenting a complex issue in an accessible and honest way. By doing so, he allows readers to deeply empathize with the characters.... The authentic dialogue of contemporary voices layered with complex emotions draw the reader in and welcome her to join the conversation, regardless of her affiliations or beliefs. Ultimately, Rubble Children invites readers into a nuanced and vital discourse, making it a compelling and thought-provoking read.” Britta Stromeyer

“What if the worldview you were raised in turns out to be monstrous? In the stories that form Rubble Children, Aaron Kreuter examines a Jewish community in flux, caught between its historical fealty to Israel and a growing awakening and resistance to it. Rubble Children is a book of great range: at once political, communitarian, empathetic, funny, revolutionary, touching, and hopeful. This is a work that is essential for our moment.” Saeed Teebi, author of Her First Palestinian

“The stories simultaneously ground themselves in the immediate, lived experience of the Jewish community in Toronto and leap beyond it into possible futures, following flights of imagination that curl back on the present, revealing its hidden dimensions. Rubble Children breaks what is essentially new ground for the Canadian short story. Urgent, topical, and contemporary, it makes for genuinely exhilarating reading.” Aaron Schneider, author of The Supply Chain