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On Childhood: The Writings of Israel Bar Kohav

Israel Bar Kohav was born in Israel, the grandchild of Russian immigrants who were among the...

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The Poetry of Lali Tsipi Michaeli

Lali Tsipi Michaeli’s work attempts to capture, not just the mind at work, but also the spirit,...

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Adi Assis's Poetry of Social Critique and Personal Pain

The poetry of Adi Assis injects us with the distress that consumes his days and nights. His...

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“My Flesh Speaks of God”

It’s July—school and university are out for the summer; it’s hot. This month is often a strange...

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The Poetry of Ayat Abou Shmeiss

Ayat Abou Shmeiss is an Arab-speaker who writes in Hebrew in part because she was educated in...

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“The Life:” The Biography of Flavius Josephus

We continue what we began in last week's episode, discussing the historian Flavius Josephus,...

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Josephus’s “Jewish Antiquities”

To mark the completion of the Shavuot holiday, this week Marcela reads from Josephus’s account of...

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The Poetry of Arab Israeli Women

Arab Israeli women are one of the most underrepresented groups of writers in Israel and the...

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Celebrating Eid Al Fitr Through Poetry

The fast of Ramadan ends next week. Here in Israel, lights are strung up all over the cities of...

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Nurit Zarchi's “The Plague”

Today we excerpt from the short story “The Plague” by Nurit Zarchi, translated by Yael Lotan, and...

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Aharon Appelfeld’s “The Age of Wonders”

Today we read an excerpt from Aharon Appelfeld’s novel, The Age of Wonders, published in Israel...

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Yom Hazikaron: The Gate of the Valley

Yesterday and today we commemorate Yom Hazikaron —Memorial Day— in Israel. In 1948 the poet...

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Anne Frank: 'Young and Strong and Living Through a Big Adventure'

Before she died in the Bergen Belsen concentration camp, Anne Frank said: “Despite everything, I...

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The Song of Songs

This week we continue exploring Robert Alter’s translation of the Bible and sacred poetry by...

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Robert Alter’s Bible: Like Two Worlds at Once

This week and next, during Passover, we’ll be exploring Robert Alter's translation of the...

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“I Am the Daughter of Lot”

Bracha Serri was born in 1942 in San’a, Yemen, and brought to Israel in a mass exodus of Jews...

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The Poetry of Ayman Agbaria

Born in Umm Al-Fahm, Ayman Agbaria is a researcher, poet, playwright, social activist, and a...

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“The Orange Exploded in My Hand”

Today we commemorate the life of Ella Bat Tsion, who passed away a month ago. We begin the...

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King Ahasuerus and the Persian Court

On this Purim, we turn to Robert Alter’s excellent new translation, Strong as Death Is Love: The...

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Shani Boianjiu’s “The People of Forever Are Not Afraid”

This week we feature an excerpt from Shani Boianjiu’s novel, “The People of Forever Are Not...

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