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Yael Dayan, Israeli writer, politician, peace activist and general’s daughter, dies at 85

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 20 May

Yael Dayan, the daughter of Israeli military leader Moshe Dayan, passed away at the age of 85.

0 Literature Politics

Guernica editor who published Israeli writer’s coexistence essay resigns, saying she disagreed with retraction

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 7 Apr

Jina Moore, the editor-in-chief of Guernica, a literary magazine, has resigned after a disagreement over the retraction of an essay by Israeli writer Joanna Chen about the war in Gaza.

0 Literature Politics

Washington Monthly publishes Israeli writer’s coexistence piece retracted by literary journal Guernica

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 18 Mar

Israeli writer and translator Joanna Chen's essay, "From the Edges of a Broken World," was retracted by Guernica, a progressive literary journal, for being seen as supportive of Zionism.

0 Literature Politics

Guernica magazine retracts Israeli writer’s coexistence essay that co-publisher called an ‘apologia for Zionism’

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 11 Mar

Guernica magazine retracted an essay by Israeli writer and translator Joanna Chen titled "From The Edges Of A Broken World" after criticism from staff members and others.

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Gershon Baskin on Hamas and the Hostages

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 8 Nov 2023

Gershon Baskin, an Israeli writer and activist who has been in contact with Hamas leaders and negotiating for the release of Israeli captives since 2006, discussed the fate of the current hostages in his recent column for The New York Times.

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The Israel-Hamas War Through the Eyes of an Israeli Writer with Fania Oz Salzberger and Amy E. Schwartz

Moment in Moment · 25 Oct 2023

In this discussion, Israeli writer Fania Oz-Salzberger, known for her book "Jews and Words," talks about how she and other Israelis are dealing with the current war between Israel and Hamas.

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Jewish Lives · 23 Oct 2023

Amos Oz, who passed away in 2018, was a highly esteemed Israeli writer and a leading candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

0 Literature Israel

Lost in America

Michael Weingrad in Jewish Review of Books · 14 Sep 2018

"Zot ani, Iowa" by Galit Dahan Carlibach is a dark comedy based on her residency at the University of Iowa, taking fictional liberties with her real-life experiences.

0 Literature Jewish Law

Biblical Start-Ups

Beth Kissileff in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

Meir Shalev's book "Beginnings" delves into the Hebrew Bible with the aim of encouraging readers to rediscover the original text and make fresh personal discoveries.