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Tag: Speculative Fiction

0 Politics Culture

What if Jews rebuilt the Temple?

PJ Grisar in Forward · 25 Nov

Yishai Sarid's novel, "The Third Temple," explores a speculative future where religious extremists rebuild the ancient Temple in Jerusalem, instituting a monarchy inspired by biblical traditions.

0 Literature Culture

Spend Your Autumn With These New Jewish Books

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 12 Sep

Lior Zaltzman presents a curated list of new Jewish books perfect for autumn reading, encompassing a variety of genres from historical fiction and romance to sci-fi and memoirs.

0 Literature Antisemitism

A rabbi’s debut novel imagines a black hole swallowing Israel. And then things get weird.

Larry Yudelson in JTA · 10 Sep

Benjamin Resnick's debut novel "Next Stop" explores a dystopian future 20 years after COVID-19 where Israel vanishes into a black hole and Jews in the diaspora return to urban ghettos amidst rising antisemitism.

0 Politics Education

The Graves of Academe

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 4 Jan

The episode examines Claudine Gay's response to her ousting as Harvard president, reflecting on issues within academic leadership and institutional diversity efforts.

0 Holocaust Literature

Who Owns Margot?

Nadia Kalman in Jewish Review of Books · 29 Aug 2013

Jillian Cantor's novel "Margot" reimagines the life of Margot Frank, imagining what her life might have been if she had survived Bergen-Belsen.