Not A Very Good Time For Hebrew

Michal Zechariah

It is not a coincidence that the first English translation of a book by California-based Maya Arad, a virtuoso of linguistic verisimilitude, is dedicated to the growing bifurcation of Israeli expats' attitudes to their country of origin.

Hebrew Against the Odds

Yeshua Tolle

The translation of Israeli literature into English – and of Jewish-American literature into Hebrew – has always reeked of political struggles, as the two centers of 20th-century Jewry wrestled for primacy.

Sabras in Outer Space

Marcela Sulak

Exquisitely crafted so that the smallest details give us worlds, Iddo Gefen's short stories combine a preoccupation with spirituality and the incursion of advanced technology into our most personal, sensitive areas.

A Martyr of Sorts, Punished for Our Imaginary Sins

Dana Kessler

A new Hebrew edition of Christiane F—the memoir of a 15-year-old German teenage prostitute and drug addict—has sent Dana Kessler on a reappreciation of one of the most influential books of her generation.