Literature
'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
Mastering the short story: Twelve vignettes capture America’s Jewish world - book review
From Talmud to temptation: How erotica found a home in Orthodox Israel
Beloved Jewish children's writer Mary Ann Hoberman dies at age 92
She co-founded and performed with “The Pocket People,” a children’s theater group, and “Women’s Voices,” a group giving dramatized poetry readings.
The 11th international writers festival celebrates the power of the written word
Roald Dahl Museum installs plaque to acknowledge author's antisemitism
The famed children's book author had once famously said “Even a stinker like Hitler didn’t just pick on them for no reason.”
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.
New program aims at fostering the art of Hebrew translation
Novel by Meir Shalev translated into Belarusian for the first time
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.
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.
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.
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.
