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Nonfiction Fratricide in the Holy Land: A Psychoanalytical View of the Arab-Israeli Conflict Avner Falk
Nonfiction The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror Natan Sharansky; Ron Dermer
Essay The War of Narratives Earlier this week, Shani Boianjiu explored the book of Jonah and writing her debut novel in a foreign language. She has been blogging here all week for Jewish… Shani Boianjiu September 14, 2012
Essay Writing in a Foreign Language Earlier this week, Shani Boianjiu explored the book of Jonah. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I was born and… Shani Boianjiu September 12, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Approaching You in English Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterApproaching You in English, the first book to appear in English by noted Israeli poet Admiel Kosman, was published last year by… Naomi Firestone-Teeter September 5, 2012
Essay An Intentional Detour Earlier this week, Daniel Gordis wrote about how ideas and the books in which they are expressed change history and about the discourse surrounding Israel as… Daniel Gordis August 27, 2012
Essay Ideas Do Matter In his last post, Daniel Gordis wrote about the discourse surrounding Israel as a conflict of ideas about the nation-state. Daniel is blogging here all week for Jewish… Daniel Gordis August 22, 2012
Nonfiction A Table for One: Under the Light of Jerusalem Aharon Appelfeld; paintings by Meir Appelfeld; Aloma Halter, trans.
Essay The Nation-State Daniel Gordis, recipient of the National Jewish Book Award and Senior Vice President and the Koret Distinguished Fellow at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem,… Daniel Gordis August 20, 2012
