Literature
'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
Stories of ghosts, grief and Shabbat gladness win top prizes in Jewish children’s literature
'Disasters of Biblical Proportions': From ancient Exodus to lessons in fear and faith - review
Roy Chen marks translation of latest work into Italian with visit to Italy
Isaac Bashevis Singer's 'Gimpel the Fool': The Jewish Don Quixote
The story of Gimpel, published after WWII, constitutes the repudiation of Yiddish poet Jacob Glatstein’s understandable response to the Holocaust.
Anthology of Israeli plays published in Moscow
The Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature, one of Israel’s best cultural ambassadors
Award-winning French writer Philippe Besson bares his soul at this year’s Tmuna Theater Festival
Besson seems to have few qualms about airing intimate details of his life in public, through his books, plays based on them, and on discussion panels.
Israeli pavilion at Panama International Book Fair receives prime exposure
Borges’ love for Israel and Jewish culture on display at National Library of Argentina exhibit
Jorge Luis Borges was one of Argentine's greatest writers, and to this day he is an iconic figure in South American literature. He also held Israel and Jewish culture in high regard.
Are there Jewish roots to Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'?
There is no suggestion in the play that antisemitism played any part in the antagonism between the Capulets and the Montagues. But it is well known that there were many Jews in Verona.
Cormac McCarthy’s new novels follow two Jews named ‘Western’
In his new books, McCarthy is exploring a new soil: the American Jewish experience.
How do fairy tales shape your children's perceptions?
Fairy tales: Outdated and sexist or a teacher of social justice and emotional intelligence?
