Literature
'A Life of the Mind': New biography reexamines the mind of Hannah Arendt - review
Recently discovered archival material and underutilized sources in German to illuminate her experiences and ideas, about antisemitism and Zionism as well as philosophy.
PEN America president resigns after report warns of threats to Jewish, Israeli authors
'Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land': America’s relationship with the Torah - review
'Stalin’s Apostles': The Cambridge Five and the lost world of Jewish Communism - review
Hebrew Union College, Ohio AG reach deal to protect 600,000 rare books, papers in Jewish collection
The collection contains Biblical codices, illuminated manuscripts, communal records, legal documents, scientific tracts, and incunabula.
The Taliban bans women’s books - and too many Afghans applaud - opinion
Thinking naively that Afghans living in Dubai would be either refugees or have wised up - I asked one what he thinks of the Taliban. His answer? "Wonderful."
Her Jewish grandfather’s shame inspired a prize-winning novel
Sasha Vasilyuk's debut novel, “Your Presence Is Mandatory,” won the $100,000 prize for a story inspired by her father’s father, a Jewish soldier in the Red Army.
An unflinching look at a nation in verse
The Metula Poetry Festival will be held in Jerusalem next week.
'To Be Holy but Human': A look into the life ‘hesder yeshiva’ creator Rabbi Yehuda Amital - review
One of a kind: Rav Amital was that unique and unparalleled leader who lived at a time when he was needed the most.
'Life-Tumbled Shards': A journal on family, loss, and search for self-healing - review
We are all part of the trauma-filled family of Israel struggling to cope with a divine-given destiny beyond our comprehension. Sometimes God says “No.”
The ‘Lo Bashamayim’ Festival: Not in heaven but in the Galilee
The festival is part of the rehabilitation of the Galilee, according to its artistic director.
ACUM awards music and literature prizes
Author Etgar Keret and composer Hagar Kadima receive Lifetime Achievement Awards.
'The Great Betrayal': Revolutions rarely succeed in the first attempt - review
Fawaz Gerges makes a compelling case that political and economic reform has been stifled by several mutually reinforcing factors.
'The Triumph of Life': Reimagining the relationship between God and humanity - review
Greenberg’s recently published magnum opus, The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism, is arguably the most compelling and thought-provoking book to grace the Jewish bookshelf this year.
