Sayed Kashua: An examination of Arab-Israeli identity
Hear an excerpt from Kashua’s novel ‘Second Person Singular,’ which examines the identity of Arab Israelis who have assimilated into mainstream Israeli culture.
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How novelist Ayla Adler found inspiration in the Negev – Journeys
When Ayla Adler, a teacher at the University of Michigan, was 40 years old and mourning the death of her brother’s baby, she had a sudden, unexplained desire to visit Israel.
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Much a-Jew about nothing
Could the ‘Jewish State’ bill help reaffirm the principle of national self-determination, or could it turn Israel into a discriminatory ethnocracy?
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Much a-Jew about nothing – The Promised Podcast
Allison, Don, and Noah discuss the ‘Jewish State’ bill; a potential ‘Likud’ for the Left; and the sad case of a judge who dodged ‘the second assault.’
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The Kishle: The archaeologists’ playground
TLV1’s Lissy Kaufmann visits the Kishle, a building adjacent to the Tower of David in Jerusalem’s Old City, now open to the public after years of excavation.
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Learning Hebrew? It’s ‘Davka’ Easy!
The Hebrew word דווקא does not have a direct English translation. Sometimes it means “actually”, at other times it means “particularly.” So what does the saying לעשות דווקא (to do a דווקא) mean?
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‘The Wave’ could be just what the doctor ordered
The popular play The Wave, with its message against prejudice and fascism, arrives in Israel. British director Paul Stebbings discusses the kind of impact he’s hoping for.
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Dodging ‘the second assault’
Miriam Shler discusses the disturbing case of the judge who refused to press charges against her rapist, avoiding what feminists call ‘the second assault.’
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