Literature
Italian author Erri De Luca to take part in International Writers Festival in Jerusalem
The festival, held with the support of the Jerusalem Foundation, will bring together prize-winning writers from around the world with leading Israeli authors, poets, journalists, and artists.
'Last Letters from Heroes of the October 7th War': Nobody taught them how to do this - review
'The Arab Case for Israel': Explaining the conflict between Jews and Arabs - review
Khamenei’s elimination: Will assassination become the norm for regime change? - opinion
'Rogue Justice': Exploring how Israel’s top court turned into a political powerhouse - review
Yonatan Green reveals how Israel’s Supreme Court seized power, shaping law and politics with little democratic oversight.
'Emily Saw a Door': Learning to create spaces for each other with creativity, acceptance - review
A story that encourages and empowers children to find the right place for them, or even to create their own.
Amir Harash wins Sapir Prize for 2025; Roni Partchek takes debut award
Harash received the top honor at a ceremony held at the National Library of Israel, which hosted the prize event as part of celebrations marking 25 years since the award’s founding.
Stories of ghosts, grief and Shabbat gladness win top prizes in Jewish children’s literature
“Neshama,” Marcella Pixley’s lyrically written novel-in-verse, won the gold medal for Jewish children’s literature for middle-grade readers from the Association of Jewish Libraries.
'Disasters of Biblical Proportions': From ancient Exodus to lessons in fear and faith - review
The book Disasters of Biblical Proportions: The Ten Plagues Then, Now, and at the End of the World provides a history of the interpretations of each of the 10 plagues in the Book of Exodus.
250 years later, Jane Austen lives on at the Jerusalem Cinematheque
Austen was particularly adept at portraying societal circumstances with liberal helpings of wit and sarcasm.
Mastering the short story: Twelve vignettes capture America’s Jewish world - book review
'You’ve Told Me Before,' proves, if proof were needed after her first wonderful foray into this specialized literary field, that Jennifer Anne Moses is a master of the short story genre.
From Talmud to temptation: How erotica found a home in Orthodox Israel
Romance and erotica in literature, once niche, is growing in popularity among religious readers.
'Don’t Feed the Lion': Israeli, US journalists collaborate to tackle antisemitism in middle school
CULTURAL AFFAIRS: Keshet 12's Yonit Levi and CNN’s Bianna Golodryga, both respected journalists and Jewish mothers, came together to create a book they wished they found for their own kids.
Philip Roth’s latest biographer wants Jews to read him again, without the guilt
Stanford historian Steven J. Zipperstein had already begun work on the biography before the author died in 2018, arguing why Roth remains relevant and vital, especially to current Jewish discourse.
