Writer
Remembering Rochelle Furstenberg: A groundbreaking writer, editor, and literary critic
Rochelle grew up in Chicago, and later moved to New York to continue her studies. Her husband, Prof. Hillel Furstenberg, was born in Berlin and escaped with his family to New York in 1939.
Poet, author Yehuda Atlas passed away at age 89, Sourasky Medical Center announces
What Tisha B’Av can teach about the silencing, and creative defiance, of Jewish writers - opinion
Winging it: Jerusalem writers festival lineup reveals a shifting cultural landscape
Hebrew in Italian: Films about Israeli writers in Turin
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.
Can Themba: South Africa’s rebel journalist was a teacher at heart
Q&A: Can Themba asked if white churches would welcome black worshippers.
Screenwriter Damon Lindelof learns about his family’s Holocaust history
Damon Lindelof, creator of HBO’s 2019 "Watchmen" series and co-creator of "Lost," learned about his family's Holocaust story on the celebrity genealogy show "Finding Your Roots."
Jewish Mexican writer explores Sephardic history and crypto-Judaism
Last month, Angelina Muñiz Huberman, 84, was inducted into Mexico’s most prestigious literary body – the Mexican Academy of Language.
‘Interview with the Vampire’s Anne Rice dies at 80
Born in New Orleans in 1941, Rice became renowned the world over as a writer of gothic fiction, with her books selling more than 150 million copies globally.
Bernard-Henri Lévy on the power of goodwill and courage
The French writer, filmmaker and philosopher is in Jerusalem to receive an award for his new film 'The Will To See' at the Jerusalem Cinematheque-Jewish Film Festival.
Jewish fiction thrives in the digital era
Nora Gold, a Canadian Jewish writer, created an online literary journal solely for Jewish fiction, called JewishFiction.net.
Antisemitic Laureates should not be celebrated - opinion
Agatha Christie, T.S. Eliot, Roald Dahl and Céline are among the most famous antisemitic laureates, so why are they still celebrated?
Film portraying life of A. B. Yehoshua screens at Jerusalem Film Festival
After being widowed from his beloved wife, the writer, A. B. Yehoshua, has not given up the desire for living.
