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July 19, 2010
Franz Kafka once asked that his papers be destroyed after he died. Luckily, his friend and literary executor, Max Brod, ignored that request after Kafka’s death at age 40 in 1924 following a lengthy bout with tuberculosis. Indeed, many of … Continue reading
April 21, 2009
As we approach his 70th birthday celebration, we can expect to see more and more about one of Israel’s foremost authors, Amos Oz. He officially becomes a septuagenarian on May 4 and there will be a three-day celebration in Arad, … Continue reading
July 18, 2008
This is the woman everyone wants to talk to about the possible “treasure trove” of Kafka material stashed away in a Tel Aviv apartment for the last 40 years. Her name is Hava Hoffe and she was photographed outside her … Continue reading
July 18, 2008
In the video clip below, HaAretz columnist Ari Shavit and The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg discuss Israel at the Aspen Ideas Festival. The talk was moderated by The Atlantic's editor, James Bennet. If you like what you see and hear, you … Continue reading
July 17, 2008
Most of the collective grief yesterday rightfully centered around the families of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev. But HaAretz commentator Bradley Burston remembered another group of mourners — the families of the victims of Samir Kuntar.
June 16, 2008
The Yishuv suffered about 6,000 dead in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and historian Benny Morris appears to have attempted to account for every last one of them in his new book, 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War. Arab casualty figures are … Continue reading
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