literature

It’s ‘Hanukkah in the summer’ as New Yorkers raid the Jewish Book Council’s shelves

Jewish Book Council’s annual “Raid the Shelves” event, which, for $25, allows members of the public to take home as many of the nonprofit’s spare books as they can carry.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
21/07/2023

Placing children’s literature at the head of the class

SASA Setton is engaged in a range of activities to promote the creation of original Hebrew literature for children and increased Hebrew literacy throughout Israel.

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Robert Gottlieb, legendary editor who championed Joseph Heller, Robert Caro dies at 92

A famous workaholic, he reportedly was reviewing proofs of a book by the Jewish author Cynthia Ozick while helping his pregnant wife through labor.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
16/06/2023
Maus

A Missouri school district could ban ‘Maus,’ citing concerns about ‘explicit sexual material’

Over the past year, several other Jewish books have been caught up in purges across multiple states, including an illustrated adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary and more.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
15/06/2023

Swedish Iranian author, Iranian Israeli actor discuss challenges of diaspora identity

In a conversation with Charhi, Hashemzadeh Bonde discussed her family’s move from Iran to Sweden and the process of coming to terms with her multifaceted identity.

By CRYSTAL JONES/THE MEDIA LINE
16/05/2023
Books

This four-year-old Emirati boy is the world's youngest-ever author

At only 4 years and 218 days of age, Saeed Rashed al-Mheiri published his debut children's book, The Elephant Saeed and the Bear.

Novelist Ayelet Gundar-Goshen brings a taste of Israeli culture to Brazil

Novelist Ayelet Gundar-Goshen recently toured Brazil with her husband, the screenwriter Yoav Shutan-Goshen.

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