Tel Aviv Review

American Zion: The Old Testament in Early American Political Thought

March 7, 2015 00:24:11

Dr. Eran Shalev of the University of Haifa traces the theological and ideological origins of the special relationship between Israel and America.

All Her Daughters: The Story of Jerusalem’s Legendary Headmistress

March 6, 2015 00:17:47

Prof. Laura Schor, author of ‘The Best School in Jerusalem: Annie Landau’s School for Girls,’ discusses the extraordinary character of Annie Landau.

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.

Israel’s Bedouin: Straddling the Line Between Tradition and Modernity

February 27, 2015 00:29:18

Dr. Sarab Abu Rabia-Queder, a researcher at Ben-Gurion University, specializes in the impact of higher education on Bedouin women.

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.

What Did the Crusaders Ever Learn from Us?

February 20, 2015 00:22:35

Dr. Jonathan Rubin, a historian of the Medieval Levant at Tel Aviv University, specializes in the production of knowledge in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.

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.

Middle-of-the-Road Judaism: The Emergence of Modern Orthodoxy

February 13, 2015 00:23:22

Dr. Ephraim Chamiel discusses his book, ‘The Middle Way: The Emergence of Modern Religious Trends in Nineteenth-Century Judaism.’

Hebrew literature and the origins of Israeli malaise

February 7, 2015

Yigal Schwarz, professor of Hebrew literature at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, discusses his latest book, ‘The Zionist Paradox.’

Portrait of the Father of a Nation

February 6, 2015 00:24:14

Prof. Anita Shapira, one of Israel’s most eminent historians of Zionism, discusses her biography of David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s founding prime minister.