The Yiddish Policemen's Union

About “The Yiddish Policemen's Union”

The Yiddish Policemen's Union is a 2007 novel by Michael Chabon. It is a detective story set in an alternative history version of the present day, where a temporary Jewish refugee settlement was established in Sitka, Alaska, in 1941, and the State of Israel was destroyed in 1948. The story takes place in Sitka, portrayed as a large Yiddish-speaking city. The novel received several science fiction awards, including the Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Locus Award for Best SF Novel, the Hugo Award for Best Novel, and the Sidewise Award for Alternate History for Best Novel. It was also shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel and the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel.