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Abraham Sutzkever, right, before World War II in Vilnius, Lithuania. (Courtesy/via JTA)
July 27, 2019, 6:22 am
How poetry literally saved the life of a famed Yiddish writer
In 1944, Avraham Sutzkever and his wife Freydke had to walk through a minefield to reach the plane that would take them to freedom. They stepped to the rhythm of poetic meter
By Cnaan Liphshiz
'A Long Night in Paris,' by Dov Alfon, right. (Courtesy/Geraldine Aresteanu)
May 25, 2019, 2:21 pm
Israeli ex-agent’s thriller reflects hi-tech spy world where enemies never meet
Journalist Dov Alfon’s ‘A Long Night in Paris’ updates classic James Bond intrigue for a cyber-heavy era
By JP O’ Malley
Oren Jay Sofer, author of 'Say What You Mean.' (Courtesy)
May 21, 2019, 3:06 am
Say what you mean: A Jewish Buddhist’s key to nonviolent communication
The American-raised son of an Israeli, author Oren Jay Sofer found spirituality later in life and has now written the book on how our universal human needs can help us connect
By Jen Maidenberg
Writer Gwen Ackerman, author of 'Goddess of Battle,' used her three decades of reporting experience in Israel to shed light on her characters' experiences (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
January 7, 2019, 8:48 pm
A seasoned journalist brings her Israel reportage to fiction
‘Goddess of Battle’ is Gwen Ackerman’s personal treatise about the Israel-Palestinian conflict, looking at the ‘bad and good on both sides’
By Jessica Steinberg
Journalist Noah Klieger, contemporary witness and survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, stands in the court room of the trial against John Demjamjuk at the District Court in Munich, Germany Dec. 2, 2009 (AP Photo/Peter Kneffel,Pool)
December 14, 2018, 12:29 am
Noah Klieger, Holocaust survivor and storied Israeli journalist, dies at 92
Writer, who moved to Israel in 1948 and fought in the War of Independence, continued working until his death
By JTA
President Reuven Rivlin speaks in front of Haim Gouri's coffin outside the Jerusalem Theatre on February 1, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 1, 2018, 4:01 pm
Israelis pay final respects to war veteran, poet Haim Gouri
President Rivlin calls him ‘national poet of our time’; funeral procession travels through Jerusalem streets precedes burial
By TOI staff
Veteran Israeli poet, novelist, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Haim Gouri at his home in Jerusalem, July 6, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 31, 2018, 9:47 am
Haim Gouri, veteran Israeli war poet, dies at 94
Prolific writer, journalist, and documentary filmmaker, the dean of Palmach-era Hebrew verse, gave a voice to Israel’s pain and pride
By Raoul Wootliff
Liran Nathan and Gem Refoufi in 'Parallel Universes.' (Courtesy)
November 22, 2017, 1:42 pm
Novice filmmaker takes Etgar Keret short to international film festivals
When Liran Nathan heard the Israeli author’s story ‘Parallel Universes’ on the radio, he knew instantly he had to put it on the screen. It debuts Wednesday
By Anne Joseph
Writer Etgar Keret with his father Efraim, who died a few years ago in a photo from 2006. (Jonathan Bloom)
From the WebMay 26, 2017, 11:36 am
Writer Etgar Keret on the polemics of being Jewish
The Jewish Week: The 2016 Bronfman Prize-winner speaks with a half-smile about writing, politics and the transcendental
By Sandee Brawarsky
Israeli author David Grossman (Kobi Kalmanovitz)
March 28, 2017, 3:32 am
Author David Grossman to headline ToI Presents event
Internationally acclaimed novelist and essayist will discuss his latest book, ‘A Horse Walks into a Bar,’ recently translated into English
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli writer Saul Friedlander poses in a hotel in Paris, on September 22, 2016. (AFP/Christophe Archambault)
September 23, 2016, 2:31 pm
Famed Holocaust historian ‘will quit US’ if Trump elected
Israeli-American scholar Saul Friedlander, 83, calls GOP nominee a ‘dangerous crazy’; also says Clinton has ‘a tendency to lie and to hide things’
By AFP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits a kindergarten on June 21, 2016 in Berlin (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Michael Kappeler)
June 27, 2016, 8:38 am
After Israeli study, ‘regretting motherhood’ debate rages in Germany
Orna Donath’s book exploring usually unspoken maternal ambivalence is breaking taboos over the role of women in society
By Coralie Febvre
Amanda Stern, creator and host of the Happy Ending series, will be bringing the show to Israel as part of the Jerusalem Writers' Festival (Jon Pack)
May 25, 2016, 4:31 am
Israel debut for NY-based literary series, where audience throws wrenches into the plot
Amanda Stern’s Happy Ending heads to the Jerusalem Writer’s Festival, featuring authors Etgar Keret and Gary Shteyngart
By Jen Maidenberg
Writer Amir Gutfreund in Tel Aviv on December 31 2007. (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
November 30, 2015, 12:16 am
Award-winning Israeli author Amir Gutfreund dies at 52
Gutfreund was best known for novel based on his experiences growing up with parents who survived the Holocaust
By Tamar Pileggi
Evan Fallenberg (right) with a friend and neighbor outside his new home in Acre (Courtesy Elana Seger)
November 24, 2015, 5:29 pm
An ancient Acre home becomes a writer’s residence
Evan Fallenberg wants creativity to flourish among the old stones of his new home in the northern seaside city
By Jessica Steinberg
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