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
International Bestselling Author Kaia Ra’s Journey from Tragedy to Triumph
The story behind ‘Mank:' 'Citizen Kane's Jewish screenwriter
It’s likely that only the most zealous of film buffs are aware of the Jewish sides to Mankiewicz’s story. Here’s some of that history.
‘Homeland’ creators to adapt ‘Dinner at the Center of the Earth’ to TV
The book centers on a Prisoner Z who is being held at a secret prison site in Israel’s Negev Desert.
Somayeh Noor's latest book, "Success Vitamins" receives an overwhelming response
Prominent writers and authors have made their mark in the world for several reasons. While some write gripping novels, others write to empower or educate those around them.
Why are Israelis still afraid?
Mark Lavie’s account of his career as a journalist in Israel
The reality of tradition: James L. Kugel talks about his ‘great shift’
Kugel wrote The Great Shift, written for non-scholars about the changing perceptions of God, the human self, and related topics from the early to late biblical writings.
Jerusalem Writers Festival goes digital
The festival has been shifted to an online format and will run from May 10-13.
Metin Arditi talks about his writing contest and Israel
“The only way to get to the bottom of things is through writing – the words, les mots, la parole (speech). Otherwise, you are always in an artificial situation.
Rhymin’ with the Tel Aviv Hebrew Poetry Festival
Iconic Israeli playwright Hanoch Levin’s poetry will be celebrated December 23 at 10 p.m. at the bar of the Third Ear, located at King George Street 48.
Why I write
Maybe the fact that my mother was a language teacher motivated my choice of school subjects.
