Too Good to be True?
Yaniv Feller
The new, pluralistic permanent exhibit at the Museum of the Jewish People feels increasingly at odds with its surroundings.
Cities without a Country
Ian Black
A new book and a new documentary film offer a profoundly insightful and thought-provoking snapshot of the many troubling uncertainties faced by Palestinians in 2021.
Different Kinds of Silence
Reut Ben-Yaakov
The surprising parallels in the lives and poetry of Natan Zach and Aharon Almog, and their place in Israeli literary history.
Set Me Free
Lina Rose
Mind-altering drugs, sexual fluidity, stealing the borders: the new Israeli children's novel that's breaking boundaries.
Yosef Haim Brenner in Life and Death
S.Y. Agnon Jeffrey Saks
A Hebrew literary giant's eulogy of another: An exclusive English translation of S.Y. Agnon's 'in memoriam' of Yosef Haim Brenner, upon the centenary of his murder.
The Manuscript
Yardenne Greenspan Ruby Namdar
An exclusive English translation of a new short story by Sapir Prize-winning novelist Ruby Namdar, set in 1970s Tel Aviv.
Distant Strains
Joanna Chen Sarai Shavit
A selection of English translations of work by the poet Sarai Shavit.
In Defense of Nationalism
Liat Natovich Koshizky
Yoram Hazony's new book provides a welcome defense of Herzl's sophisticated understanding of Zionism and its relevance today.
No True Nationalist
Yair Wallach
Yoram Hazony's latest book distorts Herzl's ideas to provide cover for the author's exclusivist nationalism.
“Everyone is responsible for the explosion.”
Jonathan Fine
A conversation with artist Rutu Modan about her 2020 graphic novel 'Tunnels', storytelling in comics, and the relationship between truth and ideology.
A Family Affair
Dahlia Scheindlin
Throughout Israel’s history, the question 'what do Israelis think' has evolved a great deal, not least because the question 'who are the Israelis' has changed dramatically over time.
The New Mixed Cities
Afif Abu Much
Why are Arabs moving to largely Jewish cities, and how are they being received?
Lisbon and Manila: Sites of Refuge During the Holocaust
Manuela Consonni
A review of two books on the plight, experiences, and emotions of Holocaust refugees.
Happy and Sad
Maayan Eitan Chaya Levy
A selection of English translations of work by the poet Chaya Levy.