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What Tisha B’Av can teach about the silencing, and creative defiance, of Jewish writers - opinion

Our writers and artists create out of the conviction that we must do justice to our suffering, to our losses. That we must create a future for which we have already sacrificed so much.

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Italian writer Erri Da Luca.

Winging it: Jerusalem writers festival lineup reveals a shifting cultural landscape

Aron Heller at his book launch for Zaidy’s Band: The Untold Stories of a Jewish Band of Brothers in World War II in Toronto, November 2025.

'Too Israel-focused, too Jewy': How publishing closes its doors to Jewish writers - opinion

ITALIAN AUTHOR Erri De Luca.

Italian author Erri De Luca to take part in International Writers Festival in Jerusalem


'The Literary Mafia': The myth that Jews control publishing - review

Did the Jews act mafia-style to promote their own, perhaps swinging the votes of those National Book Award juries? According to author Josh Lambert: No.

 ACTOR PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival for his portrayal of American writer Truman Capote. The book says Capote ignited accusations of antisemitism with claims that Jews controlled the literary scene.

Israel guest of honor at the 2019 Non/Fiction book fair in Moscow

  LIORA GRODSMAN section at the book fair

Etgar Karet stars at Czech Book World

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'Simpsons' writer describes how writers' room is like hevruta

Stern, who is the younger brother of the wonderful character actor, Daniel Stern, got his start in television writing for The Wonder Years.

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A.B. Yehoshua: A man who refused to hate

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Novelist A.B. Yehoshua should be recalled not only for his literary yield, but also for his willingness to change his mind and for his refusal to hate.

 Israeli writer, A.B Yehoshua, is giving an interview at his home in Jerusalem, May 5, 2007.

AB Yehoshua had a fascination with his homeland - obituary

AB Yehoshua, one of Israel's greatest writers, leaves behind a body of work that is both intensely Israeli and also universal in its scope.

 Israeli writer A B Yehoshua during a writer's talk in Jerusalem on October 13, 2018.

Iconic Israeli writer AB Yehoshua passes away at 85

The Israeli essayist, playwright and novelist passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 85, leaving behind a literary legacy.

 Israeli writer, A.B Yehoshua, is giving an interview at his home in Jerusalem, May 5, 2007.

Russian-Israeli writer Dmitry Glukhovsky placed on Moscow's wanted list

Glukhovsky, a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the author of the popular 'Metro 2033' sci-fi novel series and its sequels, has been vocally opposed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

 Russian-Israeli sci-fi writer Dmitry Glukhovsky at a book signing (Illustrative).

Hebrew in Italian: Films about Israeli writers in Turin

 Israeli writer and filmmaker Etgar Keret.

Honoring Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' author

The iconic science fiction writer taught us the most important lesson for anyone who wants to cheaply travel the galaxy: never leave home without a towel.

Douglas Adams as a keynote speaker at Internet Security Conference in San Francisco, March 15-17, 2000