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Jewish writer barred from London group over Zionist beliefs, UKLFI warns of Equality Act breach

Although UKLFI warned the venue directors that canceling the event could also constitute unlawful discrimination, directors Marion Zoelle and Uroš Dežutelj rejected the accusations.

OCTOBER 13, 2026|ByALEX CARSON

Rochelle Furstenberg at work at WholeFamily.com where she was Grandparent Center editor, 1999-2000.

Remembering Rochelle Furstenberg: A groundbreaking writer, editor, and literary critic

Rochelle grew up in Chicago, and later moved to New York to continue her studies. Her husband, Prof. Hillel Furstenberg, was born in Berlin and escaped with his family to New York in 1939.

OCTOBER 11, 2026|ByTOBY KLEIN GREENWALD

Portrait of Yehuda Atlas, children's book writer. December 03, 2012.

Poet, author Yehuda Atlas passed away at age 89, Sourasky Medical Center announces

"In his life, he acted and worked for people out of emotion and a desire to help," said the hospital when announcing Atlas's passing.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

What Tisha B’Av can teach about the silencing, and creative defiance, of Jewish writers - opinion

Our writers and artists create out of the conviction that we must do justice to our suffering, to our losses. That we must create a future for which we have already sacrificed so much.

JULY 23, 2026|ByWILLIAM KOLBRENER

Screenwriting guru Robert McKee to teach screenwriting seminars in Tel Aviv

Rober McKee, screenwriting guru, is coming to Tel Aviv for the first time in 16 years to teach a screenwriting seminar for the last time.

NOVEMBER 21, 2022ByLAURI DONAHUE

ROBERT McKEE: It’s categorically unfair to compare works of art, whether it be a screenplay or a novel or a play

This olah moved to Israel as a doctor and became an award-winning writer

While dreaming of being a writer but finding work as a doctor, Dr. Leah Scheier moved to Israel and managed to make her dream come true - and she has the awards to prove it.

OCTOBER 30, 2022ByAARON REICH

SIGNING THE contract for ‘The Last Words We Said.’

Award-winning author Dara Horn sheds light on prevalence of antisemitism

No. 33 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Dara Horn, award-winning author.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022BySARAH BEN-NUN

'The Literary Mafia': The myth that Jews control publishing - review

Did the Jews act mafia-style to promote their own, perhaps swinging the votes of those National Book Award juries? According to author Josh Lambert: No.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022ByPAUL GOLDBERG

ACTOR PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival for his portrayal of American writer Truman Capote. The book says Capote ignited accusations of antisemitism with claims that Jews controlled the literary scene.

Israel guest of honor at the 2019 Non/Fiction book fair in Moscow

AUGUST 9, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Etgar Karet stars at Czech Book World

JULY 26, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM

'Simpsons' writer describes how writers' room is like hevruta

Stern, who is the younger brother of the wonderful character actor, Daniel Stern, got his start in television writing for The Wonder Years.

JULY 2, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN

A.B. Yehoshua: A man who refused to hate

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Novelist A.B. Yehoshua should be recalled not only for his literary yield, but also for his willingness to change his mind and for his refusal to hate.

JUNE 18, 2022ByAMOTZ ASA-EL

Israeli writer, A.B Yehoshua, is giving an interview at his home in Jerusalem, May 5, 2007.

AB Yehoshua had a fascination with his homeland - obituary

AB Yehoshua, one of Israel's greatest writers, leaves behind a body of work that is both intensely Israeli and also universal in its scope.

JUNE 14, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN

Israeli writer A B Yehoshua during a writer's talk in Jerusalem on October 13, 2018.

Iconic Israeli writer AB Yehoshua passes away at 85

The Israeli essayist, playwright and novelist passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 85, leaving behind a literary legacy.

JUNE 14, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN