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Jewish writer barred from London group over Zionist beliefs, UKLFI warns of Equality Act breach

Although UKLFI warned the venue directors that canceling the event could also constitute unlawful discrimination, directors Marion Zoelle and Uroš Dežutelj rejected the accusations.

OCTOBER 13, 2026|ByALEX CARSON

Rochelle Furstenberg at work at WholeFamily.com where she was Grandparent Center editor, 1999-2000.

Remembering Rochelle Furstenberg: A groundbreaking writer, editor, and literary critic

Rochelle grew up in Chicago, and later moved to New York to continue her studies. Her husband, Prof. Hillel Furstenberg, was born in Berlin and escaped with his family to New York in 1939.

OCTOBER 11, 2026|ByTOBY KLEIN GREENWALD

Portrait of Yehuda Atlas, children's book writer. December 03, 2012.

Poet, author Yehuda Atlas passed away at age 89, Sourasky Medical Center announces

"In his life, he acted and worked for people out of emotion and a desire to help," said the hospital when announcing Atlas's passing.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

What Tisha B’Av can teach about the silencing, and creative defiance, of Jewish writers - opinion

Our writers and artists create out of the conviction that we must do justice to our suffering, to our losses. That we must create a future for which we have already sacrificed so much.

JULY 23, 2026|ByWILLIAM KOLBRENER

Russian-Israeli writer Dmitry Glukhovsky placed on Moscow's wanted list

Glukhovsky, a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the author of the popular 'Metro 2033' sci-fi novel series and its sequels, has been vocally opposed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

JUNE 8, 2022ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Russian-Israeli sci-fi writer Dmitry Glukhovsky at a book signing (Illustrative).

Hebrew in Italian: Films about Israeli writers in Turin

JUNE 2, 2022ByDR. MAYA KATZIR

Israeli writer and filmmaker Etgar Keret.

Honoring Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' author

The iconic science fiction writer taught us the most important lesson for anyone who wants to cheaply travel the galaxy: never leave home without a towel.

MAY 30, 2022ByRAMI SHALHEVETH/DAVIDSON INSTITUTE

Douglas Adams as a keynote speaker at Internet Security Conference in San Francisco, March 15-17, 2000

Can Themba: South Africa’s rebel journalist was a teacher at heart

Q&A: Can Themba asked if white churches would welcome black worshippers.

MAY 2, 2022BySIPHIWO MAHALA

Screenwriter Damon Lindelof learns about his family’s Holocaust history

Damon Lindelof, creator of HBO’s 2019 "Watchmen" series and co-creator of "Lost," learned about his family's Holocaust story on the celebrity genealogy show "Finding Your Roots."

APRIL 12, 2022ByCALEB GUEDES-REED/JTA

Executive producer and writer Damon Lindelof participates in the "Watchmen" panel during the HBO portion of Television Critics Association (TCA) Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California, US, July 24, 2019.

Jewish Mexican writer explores Sephardic history and crypto-Judaism

Last month, Angelina Muñiz Huberman, 84, was inducted into Mexico’s most prestigious literary body – the Mexican Academy of Language.

DECEMBER 22, 2021ByALAN GRABINSKY/JTA

Angelina Muñiz Huberman is one of a few Jews in the prestigious Mexican Academy of Language.

‘Interview with the Vampire’s Anne Rice dies at 80

Born in New Orleans in 1941, Rice became renowned the world over as a writer of gothic fiction, with her books selling more than 150 million copies globally.

DECEMBER 12, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Bernard-Henri Lévy on the power of goodwill and courage

The French writer, filmmaker and philosopher is in Jerusalem to receive an award for his new film 'The Will To See' at the Jerusalem Cinematheque-Jewish Film Festival.

NOVEMBER 28, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN