The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nathan-englander/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:09:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Nathan Englander | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nathan-englander/ 32 32 ‘Homeland’ creators adapt Israel-set Englander novel into TV show https://www.timesofisrael.com/homeland-creators-adapt-israel-set-englander-novel-into-tv-show/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 16:58:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2440557 Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa producing new show based on 'Dinner at the Center of the Earth' which centers on an Israeli former spy who betrayed the Jewish state

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]]> After outsourcing kaddish, son faces a world of regret in new Englander novel https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-outsourcing-kaddish-son-faces-a-world-of-regret-in-new-englander-novel/ Fri, 29 Mar 2019 00:32:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2031688 Fatherhood moved Nathan Englander to delve into his own soul -- for his daughter, and new novel, 'Kaddish.com,' which takes readers on a journey into the secular-religious divide

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]]> With thriller, Nathan Englander spies heartbreaking circle in Mideast conflict https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-thriller-nathan-englander-spies-circle-of-heartbreak-in-mideast-conflict/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 00:05:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1714375 An allegory for region's struggles, new novel 'Dinner at the Center of the Earth' reflects author's sadness at cycles of violence following collapse of 1990s peace process

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]]> They never threw pennies at me, but… https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-jew-in-the-middle/ Mon, 21 Aug 2017 11:59:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1680118 The old ugly anti-Semitism joins self-righteous anti-Zionism to crowd out humanity, nuance, and, of course, Jews

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]]> Jewish authors join chorus of condemnation against Trump’s ‘moral equivalency’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-authors-join-chorus-of-condemnation-against-trumps-moral-equivalency/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 00:51:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1678518 Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman and Nathan Englander warn Jews as president fails to address alt-right's ramped-up anti-Semitic rhetoric

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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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]]> Jerusalem literary landmark Tmol Shilshom looks to tomorrow https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-literary-landmark-tmol-shilshom-looks-to-tomorrow/ Mon, 09 Mar 2015 04:30:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1148460 Owners of storied downtown bookstore-café – central to some of Israel's most noted writers – to put worst-ever year behind them

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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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]]> 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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]]> The many faces of the face of the Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-many-faces-of-the-face-of-the-holocaust/ Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:37:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=126624 Seventy years ago, Anne Frank was given a diary for her thirteenth birthday. Today the legacy of that famous book is stronger than ever

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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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]]> Short stories of Jewish identity http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/02/why-we-keep-talking-about-the-holocaust/253195/ Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:48:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=14809 The Atlantic interviews Nathan Englander following the recent publication of his collection, 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank'

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