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.

‘The seventh Plague of Egypt,’  hail and fire, by John Martin, 1823.
'Pride and Prejudice' was first brought to the silver screen in 1940, and was reprised in 2005.

250 years later, Jane Austen lives on at the Jerusalem Cinematheque

Touro Synagogue, built in 1759, in Newport, Rhode Island, is the oldest synagogue building in the United States.

Mastering the short story: Twelve vignettes capture America’s Jewish world - book review

Romance and erotica novels are gaining popularity among religious women in Israel, with some rabbis quietly endorsing the genre for 'peace in the home.'

From Talmud to temptation: How erotica found a home in Orthodox Israel


Israeli writer Eshkol Nevo takes center stage in Bulgaria

 Eshkol Nevo

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.

Books

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.

  Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

Israeli Embassy in Mexico participates in largest book fair in the Americas

 Israeli Ambassador to Mexico Zvi Tal

The best books of 2022-2023 - opinion

My fifth annual list of favorite books on Israeli, Jewish and other matters, ranging from diplomacy to Torah commentary.

 CUSTOMERS REVIEW the shelves at a Jerusalem bookstore.

Israeli writers sign petition against plans to transfer National Library authority to Edu. Ministry

The amendment impacting the library is expected to allow the ministry to control appointments to the library board, as well as to increase "transparency and public oversight" of the institution.

 An architectural rendering of the new National Library of Israel’s main reading room. (© Herzog & de Meuron; Mann-Shinar Architects, Executive Architect)

The timeless debate

The book shows that the religion v. secularism debate transcends different eras

 RABBI ARYEH SPERO of the National Conference of Jewish Affairs debates Medea Benjamin of Code Pink in Washington, in 2019.

Iranian foundation offers land to Salman Rushdie's attacker - state media

Salman Rushdie was attacked by an American Muslim at a literary event in the summer, losing an eye and the use of one hand.

 Author Salman Rushdie gestures during a news conference before the presentation of his latest book 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights' at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, October 7, 2015.

Israel's oldest English theater group to perform 'The Wizard of Oz'

Beginning February 23 and throughout March, LOGON will be staging The Wizard of Oz in Eshkol, Ashkelon, Jerusalem, Netanya, Ra’anana, Givatayim, Beit Shemesh, Modi’in, Rehovot and Beersheba.

 LEXI LEITNER as the Scarecrow, Eric Isaacson as the Cowardly Lion, Ed Spitz as the Tin Man and Aida Hasson as Dorothy in LOGON’s upcoming production of ‘The Wizard of Oz.’

Israeli entrepreneur sheds light on connection between innovation and ‘tikkun olam’ in Thailand