Jews and Arabs driven apart in ‘The Swimming Race’ – Israel in Translation
Marcela Sulak introduces us to Benjamin Tammuz’s short story ‘The Swimming Race,’ which appears in the anthology ’50 Stories from Israel.’
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‘Valley of Strength’: Feminism in the Zionist narrative – Israel in Translation
Shulamit Lapid’s novel ‘Valley of Strength’ depicts the first seven years of the Gai Oni agricultural settlement, later renamed ‘Rosh Pina.’
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Nisim Aloni’s terrifying ‘To Be a Baker’ – Israel in Translation
Though best known for his theater, Aloni also wrote short stories. ‘To Be a Baker’ opens the anthology ’50 Stories from Israel.’
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The Israeli Detective Novel
According to the New York Times, Batya Gur was “almost single-handedly responsible for making the detective novel a flourishing genre in Israeli letters.”
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‘The Hilltop’ shows us the view from both sides of the separation wall – Israel in Translation
Host Marcela Sulak introduces us to Assaf Gavron’s novel ‘The Hilltop,’ which follows the lifespan of an illegal Israeli settlement in the West Bank.
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The souvenir shop of Taha Muhammad Ali – Israel in Translation
Host Marcela Sulak tells Ali’s charming fairytale about how his craft was tested by a visitor who came daily to his shop…
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Sukkot special: The fragility of the etrog – Israel in Translation
Today we explore the etrog, a powerful symbol of the holiday of Sukkot, through a short story by Shai Agnon and a poem by Orit Gidali.
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Yom Kippur’s Poetry of Awe – Israel in Translation
Today we explore Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, through the poetry of Yehuda Amichai and Shelley Elkayam.
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Haim Gouri’s Piyyut for Rosh Hashanah
Born in Tel Aviv in 1923, Haim Gouri is a poet, novelist, documentary film maker, journalist, and the author of a book on the trial of Adolf Eichmann.
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Rivka Miriam on asking forgiveness – Israel in Translation
We explore the month of Elul’s themes of creation and forgiveness through two poems by Rivka Miriam.
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