Israel in Translation

Marcela Sulak reads two pieces from award-winning poet Meir Wieseltier’s powerful collection “The Flower of Anarchy.”

Marcela Sulak reads her graduate student Iman Jmal’s story about preparing a Ramadan meal and a forgotten ID card.

To commemorate Shavuot, host Marcela Sulak reads from Israeli author Michal Govrin’s novel “The Name.”

Host Marcela Sulak reads from Rabinyan’s banned, bestselling novel about Jewish-Palestinian love.

Listen to host Marcela Sulak read poems by Batsheva Dori-Carlier and the poet’s rendition of Umm Kulthum in song.

Marcela Sulak interviews Adriana X. Jacobs about her work translating Vietnamese-Israeli writer Vaan Nguyen.

Marcela Sulak reads from an English language novel originally written in private correspondence between American Nell Zink and Israeli writer Avner Shats.

Host Marcela Sulak reads excerpts from S.Y. Agnon’s story “The Tale of Little Rabbi Gadiel,” a bizarre account of Jewish blood libel occurring around Passover.

Israel in Translation host Marcela Sulak’s daughter Amalia dishes out some reading recommendations to her fellow younger lovers of literature.

Marcela reads two poems by Israeli poet Almog Behar, called “Take this poem and copy it” and “A Poem for the Jailhouse Prisoners” in preparation for Passover.