The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jonathan-safran-foer/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:16:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Jonathan Safran Foer | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jonathan-safran-foer/ 32 32 A hunt for the kernel of truth behind Etgar Keret’s stories https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-hunt-for-the-kernel-of-truth-behind-etgar-kerets-stories/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 05:08:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1707646 Dutch documentary about the beloved Israeli fiction writer, a cult favorite in Holland, opens at the 33rd Haifa Film Festival

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]]> Jonathan Safran Foer: My Israeli friends want to raise kids elsewhere https://www.timesofisrael.com/jonathan-safran-foer-my-israeli-friends-want-to-raise-kids-elsewhere/ Wed, 22 Feb 2017 20:50:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1567206 Jewish author criticizes Israel, says it encourages boycotts through its actions under Netanyahu

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]]> Portman and Safran Foer’s cringeworthy email moments https://www.timesofisrael.com/cringeworthy-moments-from-portman-safran-foers-emails/ Sun, 17 Jul 2016 05:01:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1428475 'Awkward' and 'painful' profile includes talk of the 'wonder line' and the weekly garbage schedule

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]]> Raised with miracle of parents’ survival, author writes magical Holocaust tales https://www.timesofisrael.com/raised-with-miracle-of-parents-survival-author-writes-magical-holocaust-tales/ Fri, 27 May 2016 14:31:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1395398 With the X-Men and vampires as her influences, Helen Maryles Shankman brings 'fabulist' realism to Wlodawa, Poland

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]]> Jewish Book Council’s Oprah turns the page https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-book-councils-oprah-turns-the-page/ Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:00:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1112534 As director Carolyn Starman Hessel retires with no successor in sight, 'her' authors clamor to sing her praises

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]]> Authors Foer, Krauss have been separated for a year https://www.timesofisrael.com/authors-foer-krauss-have-been-separated-for-a-year/ Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:09:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1012056 Award-winning Jewish writers were married in 2004 and have two children

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]]> Safran Foer edits paper cup literature https://www.timesofisrael.com/safran-foer-edits-paper-cup-literature/ Tue, 20 May 2014 11:04:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=984596 Author initiates project to serve up a side of literature with Chipotle customers' burritos

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]]> Nathan Englander, in translation https://www.timesofisrael.com/nathan-englander-in-translation/ Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:51:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=373688 The acclaimed writer comes back to Israel, where he finds it surprisingly easy to return to the bilingual life

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]]> Former yeshiva boy Nathan Englander grapples with his place as a Jewish writer in America https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-yeshiva-boy-nathan-englander-grapples-with-his-place-as-a-jewish-writer-in-america/ Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:53:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=194030 Spoiler alert: Though his new story collection is named after Anne Frank, Englander's never actually read her diary

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]]> Nathan Englander takes short story prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/nathan-englander-takes-short-story-prize/ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:54:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=157656 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank' won over a short story collection by Israeli writer Etgar Keret

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]]> Against Jewish moral aestheticism on Israel https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/against-jewish-moral-aestheticism-on-israel/ Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:28:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=135482 Some criticism of Israel does indeed apply sound moral logic and should be taken seriously, but much of it does not

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]]> Is Jon Stewart ‘good for the Jews’? https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/is-jon-stewart-good-for-the-jews/ Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:58:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=32563 He may mean well, but frequent segments lampooning Jewish money and influence, as well as Israel's sway over American politics, are counter-productive

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]]> New Haggada hits stores https://www.timesofisrael.com/foer-and-englander-write-new-american-hagaddah/ Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:48:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=25665 The two writers seek to create a seder experience that is more engaging and relatable for modern-day Jews

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]]> Stiller plays Jewish https://www.timesofisrael.com/stiller-plays-jewish/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:06:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=5501 An all-star cast of Ben Stiller, Jonathan Safran Foer and Alan Alda team up for a new HBO series about a Jewish family in DC

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