israel in translation

Power, Politics, and Poetry from Meir Wieseltier

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

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Your ID, Haji: Preparations for Ramadan

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

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A Melodious Pair: Batsheva Dori-Carlier and Umm Kulthum

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

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Bilingual Pen Friends, Translation Amiss

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

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Tradition Distorted: S.Y. Agnon’s Passover Tale

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.

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Straight from the Source: Amalia Sulak’s Young Reader Recs

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

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Take This Poem and Copy It

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.

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