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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


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.

 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.

 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.

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

Russian-Israeli writer Dmitry Glukhovsky placed on Moscow's wanted list

Glukhovsky, a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the author of the popular 'Metro 2033' sci-fi novel series and its sequels, has been vocally opposed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

 Russian-Israeli sci-fi writer Dmitry Glukhovsky at a book signing (Illustrative).

Hebrew in Italian: Films about Israeli writers in Turin

 Israeli writer and filmmaker Etgar Keret.

Honoring Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' author

The iconic science fiction writer taught us the most important lesson for anyone who wants to cheaply travel the galaxy: never leave home without a towel.

Douglas Adams as a keynote speaker at Internet Security Conference in San Francisco, March 15-17, 2000

Can Themba: South Africa’s rebel journalist was a teacher at heart

Q&A: Can Themba asked if white churches would welcome black worshippers.

 Can Themba

Screenwriter Damon Lindelof learns about his family’s Holocaust history

Damon Lindelof, creator of HBO’s 2019 "Watchmen" series and co-creator of "Lost," learned about his family's Holocaust story on the celebrity genealogy show "Finding Your Roots."

Executive producer and writer Damon Lindelof participates in the "Watchmen" panel during the HBO portion of Television Critics Association (TCA) Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California, US, July 24, 2019.

Jewish Mexican writer explores Sephardic history and crypto-Judaism

Last month, Angelina Muñiz Huberman, 84, was inducted into Mexico’s most prestigious literary body – the Mexican Academy of Language.

 Angelina Muñiz Huberman is one of a few Jews in the prestigious Mexican Academy of Language.

‘Interview with the Vampire’s Anne Rice dies at 80

Born in New Orleans in 1941, Rice became renowned the world over as a writer of gothic fiction, with her books selling more than 150 million copies globally.

 ANNE RICE