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Items with the tag:

israel

Cover of The Necessity of Exile: Essays from a Distance (Political Imagination)
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The Neces­si­ty of Exile: Essays from a Dis­tance (Polit­i­cal Imagination)
Shaul Magid
Poetry—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

How to War: A Manual

Deena Glick­man
March 19, 2024
Interview—From the Journal

Acad­e­mia and Israeli Expats: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Maya Arad

Ranen Omer-Sher­man
March 18, 2024
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Fic­tion
Oper­a­tion Beth­le­hem: An Espi­onage Thriller 
Yariv Inbar; Dalit Shmueli, trans.
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

Haunt­ings: Look­ing Back at Fall 2023

Abby Horowitz
March 13, 2024
Cover of To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People
Non­fic­tion
To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jew­ish People
Noah Feld­man
Poetry—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

To Sleep to Forget

Tama­rah Touvian
March 11, 2024
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Non­fic­tion
Hen­ri­et­ta Szold: Hadas­sah and the Zion­ist Dream
Francine Klags­brun
Essay

“It’s Best to Can­cel”: Resilient Lis­ten­ing and Our Kids Today

Adam Gid­witz
February 26, 2024
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

How to Pray for Hostages

Ruth Eben­stein
February 16, 2024
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

Frag­ments from Here or the Before and the After: Octo­ber to Novem­ber 2023, Tel Aviv

Dara Bar­nat
February 15, 2024
Poetry—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

Love Song

Ami­ram Cooper, David Arkin
February 9, 2024
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

Car­ing for the Dead Dur­ing War

Diana Blet­ter
February 6, 2024
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Fic­tion
The Brides­man
Savyon Liebrecht; Gilah Kahn-Hoffman, trans.
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

The Oth­er Side of the Rain

Havi­va Ner-David
January 30, 2024
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The Boy with the Star Tattoo
Talia Carn­er
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