The story of the Jewish people being a history of the Jewish people since bible times : with maps and numerous Ill. in 3 vol.

by Jack M. Myers. With a pref. note by the chief rabbi

Arabic chrestomathy in Hebrew characters : with a glossary

ed. by Hartwig Hirschfeld

Introduction to the Massoretico-critical edition of the Hebrew Bible

by Christian D. Ginsburg

Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century

by H.V. Hilprecht. With the cooperation of [Immanuel] Benzinger [u.a.]

Jefeth b. Ali's Arabic Commentary on Nahum : with introduction, abridged transl. and notes

ed. by Hartwig Hirschfeld

The Bible for home reading

ed. with comments ... by C. G. Montefiore

Stories of banks and bankers

by Frederick Martin

Thoughts suggested by bible texts : addressed to my children [Gedanken einer Mutter über biblische Texte ]

[Luise von Rothschild]

Thoughts suggested by bible texts : addressed to my children [Gedanken einer Mutter über biblische Texte ]

[Rothschild, Luise von]

Displaced Stories: The Interplay of Telling and Being in the Face of Displacement

Throughout the last decades, narrative approaches have become quintessential tools for understanding crisis and displacement. While a focus on individual stories allows for a deep look into the particularity of being-displaced, it simultaneously runs the risk of romanticising the outcome (the life story) of what is indeed the product of a rather complex process (the telling of the life story). In this paper I will discuss a change of perspectives: Rather than laying the focus on life stories as texts, I will suggest to shift the attention towards the existential dynamics of storytelling. By zooming in on my longstanding collaboration with a Somali woman in Melbourne, Australia, I will map out the interplay of telling and being that marked this process. Focusing on one particular storytelling moment, I will suggest the importance of appreciating the intersubjective force of storytelling. Rather than melting the set of stories into a coherent “life story”, I will look at the storytelling moment in its lived messiness. In doing so, I will sketch out its potential to shed light both on the teller’s hopes, imaginations and ambitions, and on the reality of being part of a wider world that often contradicts and shatters these hopes.