Arts & Culture

Verses from a Christian Arab village on the frontier – Israel in Translation

March 11, 2015

Host Marcela Sulak takes us to the Christian Arab village of Fassuta, on the north-western slope of Mount Meron, to discover the work of Nidaa Khoury.

Or

March 10, 2015 00:10:23

Lior Peleg, our beloved editor and technical producer, is leaving us. As a tribute to him, we’ll explore his full name and especially about Or, light.

Be Your Own Weatherman

March 3, 2015 00:09:47

We might not be as polite as the Brits, but here’s how to chat about the weather with that really nice old lady with the red coat and funny hat on the bus.

Who owns the media in Israel?

February 28, 2015

Prof. Amit Schejter of Ben-Gurion University recently completed a study about electronic media concentration in Israel between 1984-2013.

Without shadows, the desert flames – Israel in Translation

February 25, 2015

Poet Avraham Sutzkever was born in 1913 in today’s Belarus. The New York Times called him “The Greatest Poet of the Holocaust.”

Israeli filmmakers find inspiration at Berlinale

February 22, 2015

Berlin’s International Film Festival, the Berlinale, is one of the leading and most prestigious international film festivals.

Ramle Remade: The Israelization of an Arab Town

February 21, 2015 00:21:49

Dr. Danna Piroyansky talks about the very Israeli concept of ‘mixed cities’ – the result of government-sanctioned mixing of Jewish and Arab populations.

An inexpugnable first impression – Israel in Translation

February 18, 2015

Host Marcela Sulak reads from one of her favorite short stories in the ‘Tel Aviv Noir’ anthology – ‘Women,’ written by Matan Hermoni.

Don’t mention the ‘A’ word: The Israel-Palestine debate in South Africa

February 14, 2015

Dr. Sonja Narunsky-Laden discusses to what extent the legacy of Apartheid is evoked in the contemporary Israel-Palestine debate in South Africa.

A Tel Aviv beach in winter – Israel in Translation

February 11, 2015

There’s still time to visit a Tel Aviv beach this winter. To get you in the mood host Marcela Sulak reads Rachel Chalifi’s poem ‘Tel Aviv Beach Winter ’74.’