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Celebrating Cynthia Ozick, illustrious Jewish-American novelist - opinion

I want to celebrate Cynthia Ozick as a penetrating critic of contemporary society and its attitudes to Jews and Israel.

Jennifer Egan talks tech, freedom at Jerusalem Writers Festival

The author of a body of work that includes A Visit from the Goon Squad, Manhattan Beach and The Candy House, sat down at the Jerusalem Writers Festival.

Polish writer talks Hebrew translation of his book at J'lm Writers' Fest

Szczepan Twardoch, one of Poland's most popular writers, will discuss the Hebrew translation of his Polish novel The Jewish King of Warsaw, aka The King.

06/05/2023

Does Tucker Carlson have Israeli clones?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: What Fox News did with Trump’s defeat is what its Israeli clones did with the deaths of writers Yehonatan Geffen and Meir Shalev.

‘Israel grew up on his songs’: Yehonatan Geffen dies at 76

Known as an inseparable soundtrack of the Israel experience, he wrote both for adults and children.

‘Sherlock Holmes on Stage’ – available in Hebrew

Amnon Kabatchnik continues his writing adventures at age 93.

Sponsored 09/03/2023

Israeli writers sign petition against plans to transfer National Library authority to Edu. Ministry

The amendment impacting the library is expected to allow the ministry to control appointments to the library board, as well as to increase "transparency and public oversight" of the institution.

Salman Rushdie releases new novel six months after stabbing attack

Rushdie's upcoming novel takes the form of a translation of a mythical epic about the Vijayanagara Empire that ruled over much of southern India in the 14th century.

By REUTERS
06/02/2023
Shtetl in Poland

A Yiddish treasure with a soap opera backstory

This week YIVO and the NLI will announce the completion of the digitization of writer Chaim Grade's entire archive.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
06/02/2023
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