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May 7, 2013
6:31 am

Jaron Lanier (photo credit: Jonathan Sprague)

Tech guru Jaron Lanier prophesies a chilling virtual reality

In this doomsday interview, the maverick innovator warns that when a society values technology above humanity, it is quickly leaving the path of democracy

By JP O’ Malley

April 3, 2013
12:00 pm

Without her body, Ana Rosa Kucinski's family couldn't perform the standard Jewish mourning rituals. (Illustrative image: YouTube screenshot)

Brazilian bestseller probes fate of Jewish ‘disappeared’

In his latest novel — newly available in English — Bernardo Kucinski fictionalizes the aftermath of his sister’s real-life death

By JP O’ Malley

March 1, 2013
3:09 am

Jared Diamond has been assailed by critics over claims that ancient societies were more violent than modern ones. (photo credit: CC BY-ND 2.0/ Fortune Live Media via Flickr.com)

Diamond polishes position on ancient-modern culture war

Best-selling scholar Jared Diamond defends his controversial new book, regrets not knowing Yiddish, and prepares to meet Shimon Peres in May

By JP O’ Malley

December 25, 2012
2:32 am

Jewish immigrants from czarist Russia believed that embracing soccer would protect them from British anti-Semitism. (William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

How soccer turned Russian Jews into Brits

In a new book, journalist Anthony Clavane explores how a single sport kickstarted a new, nuanced identity for an immigrant minority

By JP O’ Malley

November 5, 2012
5:58 pm

Author Hanna Rosin says "The End of Men" is an objective description of cultural trends rather than a feminist manifesto. (Photo credit: Courtesy of Nina Subin)

Israeli-born author causes a stir by predicting ‘The End of Men’

In a much-discussed book that had its origins in an ‘Atlantic’ article, US-based writer Hanna Rosin says that as women become more powerful, they’re displaying the confrontational, aggressive characteristics of the other sex

By JP O’ Malley

October 17, 2012
9:22 pm

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan disagrees with US President Bill Clinton over what went wrong during Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (Photo credit: Rob Judges)

Kofi Annan: To bring peace, you have to deal with terrorists

In a new memoir and an interview with The Times of Israel, the former UN chief says it was a mistake not to work with Hamas, blames the US for siding with Israel, and says Syria is headed for ‘the abyss’

By JP O’ Malley

September 9, 2012
6:05 am

Bernard Wasserstein in his book-lined office (photo credit: courtesy)

The downward spiral of pre-World War II European Jewry

In his new book, historian Bernard Wasserstein says Jewish culture was on the road to extinction even prior to the Holocaust. An interview with the author

By JP O’ Malley

August 28, 2012
7:54 am

Howard Jacobson is a witness for the plaintiff in the case against UCU (photo credit: Courtesy)

Howard Jacobson balances the books

Still basking in the glow of his 2010 Man Booker Prize, the English Jewish novelist reflects on writing, Israel and the decline of British literature

By JP O’ Malley

The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: JP O’ Malley

Tech guru Jaron Lanier prophesies a chilling virtual reality

In this doomsday interview, the maverick innovator warns that when a society values technology above humanity, it is quickly leaving the path of democracy

Brazilian bestseller probes fate of Jewish ‘disappeared’

In his latest novel — newly available in English — Bernardo Kucinski fictionalizes the aftermath of his sister’s real-life death

Diamond polishes position on ancient-modern culture war

Best-selling scholar Jared Diamond defends his controversial new book, regrets not knowing Yiddish, and prepares to meet Shimon Peres in May

How soccer turned Russian Jews into Brits

In a new book, journalist Anthony Clavane explores how a single sport kickstarted a new, nuanced identity for an immigrant minority

Israeli-born author causes a stir by predicting ‘The End of Men’

In a much-discussed book that had its origins in an ‘Atlantic’ article, US-based writer Hanna Rosin says that as women become more powerful, they’re displaying the confrontational, aggressive characteristics of the other sex

Kofi Annan: To bring peace, you have to deal with terrorists

In a new memoir and an interview with The Times of Israel, the former UN chief says it was a mistake not to work with Hamas, blames the US for siding with Israel, and says Syria is headed for ‘the abyss’

The downward spiral of pre-World War II European Jewry

In his new book, historian Bernard Wasserstein says Jewish culture was on the road to extinction even prior to the Holocaust. An interview with the author

Howard Jacobson balances the books

Still basking in the glow of his 2010 Man Booker Prize, the English Jewish novelist reflects on writing, Israel and the decline of British literature

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