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0 Israel Politics

Roya Hakakian on Her Letter to an Anti-Zionist Idealist

Tikvah · 8 Dec 2023

Roya Hakakian, an Iranian Jewish refugee to America, published an essay titled "Letter to an Anti-Zionist Idealist" in the summer 2023 issue of Sapir.

0 Israel Politics

Roya Hakakian on Her Letter to an Anti-Zionist Idealist

Tikvah · 8 Dec 2023

In an essay titled "Letter to an Anti-Zionist Idealist," Roya Hakakian, an Iranian Jewish refugee, addresses the misgivings and criticisms held by an anti-Zionist idealist towards Israel.

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Letters, Spring 2023

Jewish Review of Books · 18 Apr 2023

The letters in this issue touch on various topics related to Jewish concerns.

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Which Religious Zionism—and Which Cliff? A Response to Hillel Halkin

Mosheh Lichtenstein in Jewish Review of Books · 18 Jan 2023

In this response to Hillel Halkin's concerns about the recent Israeli elections and their consequences, the author disagrees with Halkin's deep pessimism.

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What Zionism Delivered

Gil Troy in Jewish Review of Books · 18 Jan 2023

The author reflects on their disappointment and fear after losing Israeli elections and discusses various ways they have tried to manage it, including visiting historic sites and reading about Benjamin Netanyahu's accomplishments.

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Jeremiah’s Dilemma: A Response to Hillel Halkin

Elli Fischer in Jewish Review of Books · 18 Jan 2023

The author begins by agreeing with Hillel Halkin's portrayal of the current cultural and political situation in Israel, which is marked by despair and uncertainty.

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Are Demographics Destiny?

Mikhael Manekin in Jewish Review of Books · 10 Jan 2023

The article discusses the author's disagreement with the focus on demographics in Jewish writings, particularly in relation to Israel's survival.

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Method to Our Madness: A Response to Hillel Halkin

Ze'ev Maghen in Jewish Review of Books · 10 Jan 2023

In this response to Hillel Halkin, the author challenges Halkin's criticism of right-wing Zionist parties and the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel.

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Responses to Halkin

Ze’ev Maghen in Jewish Review of Books · 10 Jan 2023

In this article, several thinkers respond to Hillel Halkin's essay about the new Israeli government.

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Jeremiah, Ben-Gurion, and Hillel Halkin

Neil Rogachevsky in Jewish Review of Books · 10 Jan 2023

This text discusses the views of David Ben-Gurion, the former prime minister of Israel, on the role of religion in the Jewish state.

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The Blessings of Manasia

Cole S. Aronson in Jewish Review of Books · 3 Oct 2022

The book "The Blessings of Manasia," written by Isaac Thangjom and Hillel Halkin, explores the claim that the Kuki-Mizo, a Tibetan-Burmese ethnic group from northeast India, are descended from the Israelite tribe of Menashe.

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Jewish Lives · 2 May 2022

In this episode of the Jewish Lives Podcast, author Hillel Halkin discusses the life and legacy of Vladimir Jabotinsky, a figure in twentieth-century Jewish life who was both admired and loathed.

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Lives in Translation

Stuart Schoffman in Jewish Review of Books · 30 Jun 2020

"Lives in Translation" by Hillel Halkin is a book that explores the relationship between Hebrew literature, the Hebrew language, and Zionism.

0 Literature Culture

The Ruined House (An Excerpt)

Ruby Namdar in Jewish Review of Books · 7 Jan 2018

Ruby Namdar's novel "The Ruined House" won the Sapir Prize in 2014, the first time awarded to a non-Israeli resident.

0 Philosophy History

Is Love Stronger than Death?

Abraham Socher in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Mar 2017

Hillel Halkin's book delves into the topic of love, death, and immortality, touching on ancient Israelite burial practices, the concept of Sheol as an afterlife, and shifts in beliefs about immortality among later Jews.

0 Literature Language

Letters, Winter 2013

Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

Robert Whitehill-Bashan responds to Hillel Halkin's review, pointing out Halkin's oversight of his Hebrew poetry work spanning several decades, despite being acknowledged in Alan Mintz's book.

0 Literature Philosophy

A Neoplatonic Affair

Nadia Kalman in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

"Melisande! What Are Dreams?" by Hillel Halkin tells the story of a love triangle involving the narrator, Hoo, his wife Mellie, and their friend Ricky.