Literature
'Disasters of Biblical Proportions': From ancient Exodus to lessons in fear and faith - review
The book Disasters of Biblical Proportions: The Ten Plagues Then, Now, and at the End of the World provides a history of the interpretations of each of the 10 plagues in the Book of Exodus.
250 years later, Jane Austen lives on at the Jerusalem Cinematheque
Mastering the short story: Twelve vignettes capture America’s Jewish world - book review
From Talmud to temptation: How erotica found a home in Orthodox Israel
David Grossman receives major international cultural prizes
A Yiddish treasure with a soap opera backstory
This week YIVO and the NLI will announce the completion of the digitization of writer Chaim Grade's entire archive.
National Library of Argentina showcases Borges’ love for Israel and Judaism
Int'l Winnie the Pooh Day: How do stuffed toys aid early development?
Winnie the Pooh Day is celebrated every year on January 18, the birthday of the British author A.A. Milne (1882-1956), who wrote the book.
Jewish American poet Naomi Replansky dies at 104
Replansky was described as "an intensely political poet, appalled by the cruelty, greed, and corruption of the masters of nations and corporations."
Book lovers rejoice: New app offers 600,000 books to read, listen to
The platform allows book lovers to consume them on the way to work, on vacation, during sports or at home, and enjoy a wide range of unlimited books for the price of one book.
Madrid pays tribute to late Israeli writer Amos Oz
Roy Chen marks translation of latest work into Italian with visit to Italy
Isaac Bashevis Singer's 'Gimpel the Fool': The Jewish Don Quixote
The story of Gimpel, published after WWII, constitutes the repudiation of Yiddish poet Jacob Glatstein’s understandable response to the Holocaust.
Anthology of Israeli plays published in Moscow
