literature

Oren Kessler awarded Sami Rohr Prize for 'Palestine 1936,' receives $100,000

Oren Kessler was praised for his analysis of the Middle East conflict. George Rohr highlights authors' contributions to Jewish literature. Debra Goldberg extends congratulations.

Eretz Israel Museum celebrates Israel’s agricultural and cultural heritage

The exhibition breathes life into Shalev’s evocative portrayals of life in the rustic hamlets of Emek Izrael (Jezreel Valley), echoing the heartbeat of generations past.

By NERIA BARR
16/04/2024

Literature celebrates nuance. So why does the book world feel so one-sided on Israel?

Erika Dreifus recounts their longstanding observation of anti-Israel sentiments within literary circles, specifically addressing recent controversies at the NBCC award ceremony and following dilemma

By ERIKA DREIFUS/JTA
06/04/2024

English readers get their first taste of ‘the finest living author writing in Hebrew’

The characters are Israelis living in the United States, negotiating between English and Hebrew, their Jewishness and their Israeliness, old worlds and the new. 

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
10/03/2024

Stimatsky to Acquire 25% of Am Oved Publishing's Commercial Activity

Stimatsky will acquire 25% of a publishing house founded by a Histadrut employee, gaining profit sharing, a board seat, and 25% voting power in "Am Oved," excluding its real estate assets.

By LEE SIBYLA/WALLA!
09/03/2024

Mifal Hapayis announces Sapir Prize winners

The Sapir Prize for a Debut Novel was given to Ilana Rudashevski’s Taska, published by Shtaim, which is about a family that immigrates to Israel from the Soviet Union in the ‘70s.

Hebrew books

Jewish authors in Britain prevented from publishing books

 Stephen Games, an independent publisher, related how, following the start of the Israel-Hamas war, there has been "a climate of growing hostility against Jews." 

  Basim Khandaqji and the cover of his book, "A Mask, The Colour of the Sky"

Palestinian prisoner writes book in Israeli prison, nominated for award

While in prison, Basim Khandaqji wrote a book that was nominated for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.

Jewish Life Stories: The authors that left us

Robie H. Harris, 83, whose best-selling sex-ed books for children earned her awards and a prominent place on lists of banned books, died January 6 in New York. She was 83.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
15/02/2024
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