Memoir

Released captive Eli Sharabi speaks about memoir 'Hostage' on his time as abductee in Gaza

The English translation of his memoir will be published this coming October 7, on the two-year anniversary of his kidnapping. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Released hostage Eli Sharabi signs his book “Hostage," during an event in Modi'in, July 2, 2025
The Professor, Mervyn S. Gotsman, at home in front of his extensive library.

'Affairs of the Heart': Memoirs of renowned Israeli cardiologist Mervyn S. Gotsman

I have been privileged to know the Professor for many years, and when he published Affairs of the Heart, I felt that his memories and story needed to be told.

|BySTUART S. GHERMAN
Rose (Rochel) Feierstein Schulder.

'My Grandmother’s Candlesticks': Honoring a grandma who resisted assimilation

As a grandmother herself, the author, Diane Schulder Abrams, speaks for a generation of contemporary female elders who led extraordinary careers while keeping their Jewish values front and center.

|ByLIANE GRUNBERG WAKABAYASHI
‘SONNY BOY: A Memoir,’ by Al Pacino.

Al Pacino writes in ‘Sonny Boy’ about life, love, death - opinion

This book was written with what Pacino calls the “commitment and energy... and considerable help and persistence” of Dave Itzkoff, a former NYT culture reporter and author.

|ByRICK KOGAN

Benjamin Netanyahu is working on his third book

Writing a memoir at the end of one's career is a highly lucrative practice in the political field, and American publishers tend to pay large sums for books written by major world leaders. 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021ByWALLA!, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is seen at the Knesset, on July 12, 2021.

Ruth Wisse on the miracle of modern Jewish history

The iconic Yiddish literature expert talks about her latest translation, her upcoming memoir, and the enduring success of Yiddish literature.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021BySARAH BEN-NUN
A YOUNG Polish Jew reads from a book in Yiddish, in the Jewish library at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Krakow.

Amos Oz’s daughter accuses him of severe abuse in new memoir

The violence continued until his death in 2018, she wrote.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021ByHANNAH BROWN
Amos Oz.

Voices from the Arab press: Which Obama have you read?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByMEDIA LINE
A shopper walks past a display of former US president Barack Obama’s newly released autobiography at a Target store in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

Obama's memoir: A portrait of a responsible, reliable, reasonable leader

Reading this superbly constructed book reminded in very stark terms how much I have missed Obama as president of the US during the past four years.

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByRABBI RON KRONISH
A shopper walks past a display of former US president Barack Obama’s newly released autobiography at a Target store in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

Obama’s memoir: The anatomy of Iran-appeasers and bash-Israel-firsters

President-elect Joe Biden and his new team should correct Obama’s mistakes, not repeat them.

DECEMBER 1, 2020ByGIL TROY
FORMER US President Barack Obama speaks at the memorial service for US senator John McCain at the Washington National Cathedral in 2018.

Obama shares playlist of favorite songs

The list includes an eclectic mix of artists and genres, ranging from Bruce Springsteen to country stars Brooks & Dunn to Eminem.

NOVEMBER 18, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former US president Barack Obama

Inheritance, teacher of the way

Part one: A new friendship in Jerusalem

NOVEMBER 10, 2020ByMICHAEL ZIMMERMAN
A soldier praying in a tunnel to the north of the Western Wall Plaza

Examining the work and legacy of Anna Ticho

The writer, a nephew of the Tichos, delivered these comments at the opening of the Anna Ticho “Lifescape” exhibit, on October 25, 2018.

OCTOBER 22, 2020ByCHARLES TICHO
Inside Ticho House, 2015

Looking back on a happy childhood in Netanya

Ice deliveries, traveling barbers and goats strolling the streets are fondly remembered by a Netanya resident

OCTOBER 14, 2020BySARAH HERSHENSON
ON PURIM, instead of hauling heavy supplies, Netanya’s wagon drivers donned costumes and decorated horses and wagons. Pictured: Eliahu Parobic (left), who provided fun-filled rides for families.