News and commentary posted in the Israel section of Jewish Literary Review.
October 31, 2011
At first glance, the thought of reading a biography of David Ben-Gurion written by Shimon Peres may seem like a waste of time. After all, Peres considers Ben-Gurion his hero and mentor so you can’t expect any sort of objective … Continue reading
October 26, 2011
The interest in certain topics of history seems to be endless. Jerusalem is one of them. The oldest part of the city was settled around 4,000 BCE. Three of the world’s most dominant religions consider it a holy place. It … Continue reading
October 24, 2011
A new book on Ariel Sharon, written by his son, Gilad, will appear in English and Hebrew tomorrow. According to a story in Ha’Aretz, Gilad Sharon has been working on the book, titled Sharon: The Life of a Leader, for … Continue reading
October 19, 2011
Here’s a sampling of articles and essays about the release of Gilad Shalit: Bradley Burston in Ha’Aretz writes about why the deal was worth it. Alon Pinkas writes about the conflicting values behind the Shalit deal. Michael Weiss writes about … Continue reading
October 12, 2011
The Israel Defense Force’s crossing of the Suez Canal during the Yom Kippur War has received a new treatment in a recently-published Hebrew language book by Amiram Ezov. The book, Tzliha: Shishim Sha’ot Be’Oktober 1973 (Crossing: Sixty Hours in October 1973), … Continue reading
April 13, 2011
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem. To commemorate the event, Israel’s Holocaust memorial museum, Yad Vashem, has uploaded the entire trial onto YouTube. If you search for the trial on YouTube, you … Continue reading
December 7, 2010
David Grossman is an Israeli writer whose latest novel, To the End of the Land, is receiving rave reviews. The book explores the effects of war on an individual family and Israelis from all different political stripes have embraced it … Continue reading
October 21, 2010
About midway through Joan Leegant‘s new novel, Wherever You Go, the plot starts to look predictable. But, let me reassure you, gentle reader: the book ends in a way you would not have guessed. It’s a wonderful narrative that explores … Continue reading
October 19, 2010
David Grossman’s To The End of the Land has already sold more than 100,000 copies in Israel, a nation with roughly seven million people. That’s a pretty astounding figure and it re-enforces the notion that there’s something special about this … Continue reading
October 15, 2010
I used to read Commentary more often but it seems like almost all of their articles are behind a paywall these days. That’s a shame for me because I’m interested in lots of stuff they write about but I’m too … Continue reading
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