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Remembering Dan Margalit: Leaving a mark on Israeli media for better or worse - opinion

Margalit belonged to the pantheon of famous Israeli journalists who left a mark on Israeli journalism and TV programs.

DAN MARGALIT undoubtedly belonged to the pantheon of famous Israeli journalists who, for better or worse (mostly for better), left a mark on Israeli journalism and TV programs, says the writer.
Pulitzer Prize winning author Geraldine Brooks is awarded the 2025 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Jewish author Geraldine Brooks awarded Library of Congress fiction award

 People demonstrate on the day of a vote on the motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in London, Britain, February 21, 2024.

Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan join 380 UK writers demanding Gaza ceasefire in open letter

MICHEL HOUELLEBECQ will be appearing at the Jerusalem International Writers Festival and the Jerusalem International Book Forum.

This week’s Jerusalem International Writers Festival to light up literary landscape


Voices Israel's 49th Anthology: A symphony of contemporary poetry from around the world

Founded in 1971, the organization, though based in Israel, boasts members from all over the English-speaking world.

 Books (illustrative)

Israeli writers condemn London Review of Books for condemning Israel

The letter failed to mention the 1,400 people in Israel that were killed and the kidnapping of 240 while claiming Israel was committing "crimes against humanity."

 A Jerusalem municipality worker hangs an Israeli flag next to the British flag, the Union Jack, as he stands on a platform near Israel's presidential residence in Jerusalem ahead of the upcoming visit of Britain's Prince William, June 25, 2018

Writers Guild of America refrains from statement on Israel-Hamas war

On October 15, a large group of guild members signed onto a letter criticizing the union for not standing up for Israel after having stood up during past movements such as Black Lives Matter.

 SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line during their ongoing strike outside Netflix offices in Los Angeles, California, US, September 22, 2023.

“The liar and the city” is featured in the 2023 Thessaloniki Book Fair


The ultimate test: WGA's fight against AI - opinion

AI is a wondrous and magnificent beast, and Western society will inevitably be tempted to ride it. However, without proper controls, it can turn and bite. 

 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS and the involvement of non-commercial entities should guide the integration of AI, to ensure that human workers remain integral to the creative ecosystem, says the writer

'Differently': Israeli short stories that take a different perspective - review

Avner Lahav: “My short stories are experiments in addressing reality; therefore, each story is in a different style, a parable. I don’t approach reality head-on but go around it.”

 Avner Lahav and his new book.

Becoming a Jerusalem-based food writer

When I was doing the walks in Mahaneh Yehuda, the vendors started calling me “The shuk lady,” so I have on my computer my unfinished cookbook titled The Shuk Lady Cooks.

 The writer, Sybil Kaplan.

Celebrating Cynthia Ozick, illustrious Jewish-American novelist - opinion

I want to celebrate Cynthia Ozick as a penetrating critic of contemporary society and its attitudes to Jews and Israel.

 THE WRITER visits Cynthia Ozick at her home, in 2016.

Jennifer Egan talks tech, freedom at Jerusalem Writers Festival

The author of a body of work that includes A Visit from the Goon Squad, Manhattan Beach and The Candy House, sat down at the Jerusalem Writers Festival.

 JENNIFER EGAN at the Jerusalem Writers Festival.

Polish writer talks Hebrew translation of his book at J'lm Writers' Fest

Szczepan Twardoch, one of Poland's most popular writers, will discuss the Hebrew translation of his Polish novel The Jewish King of Warsaw, aka The King.

 BESTSELLING POLISH writer Szczepan Twardoch addresses antisemitism, and the Jewish underworld, in 1930s Warsaw.