The Tel Aviv Review
Attempting to Solve the Scholem Enigma
Hebrew University’s Dr. Amir Engel discusses his book about Gershom Scholem, one of Israel’s first public intellectuals.
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Portnoy and I: Philip Roth’s Great American Moment
Essayist and Lecturer Bernard Avishai discusses how a Philip Roth novel changed his life and that of an American generation.
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The Matriarchs: Russian, Palestinian and Jewish Mothers in Israel
Two anthropologists discuss their new book “Mothering, Education and Culture: Russian, Palestinian, and Jewish Middle-Class Mothers in Israeli Society.”
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Found in Translation: The Definitive SY Agnon, in English
Rabbi Jeffrey Saks discusses the soon-to-be-completed collection of stories by SY Agnon, the famed Israeli author.
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Ruth, a Leader of Biblical Magnitude
Dr. Yael Ziegler of Herzog College discusses her book about Ruth, one of the Bible’s most complex female characters.
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Shake It Up Baby Now: On the Intersection Between Dance and Politics
Political and cultural theorist Dr. Dana Mills discusses her groundbreaking book “Dance and Politics: Moving Beyond Boundaries.”
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We Were the Future Once: The Youth of 1948
Noemi Schlosser discusses her forthcoming documentary film documenting stories of the last remaining survivors of Israel’s War of Independence.
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Israel, Slipping Through my Fingers
Larry Derfner discusses the chronicle of his twin ideological journey he’s made alongside Israel since 1985.
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