Three new nov­els set in Israel explore Jew­ish – Arab relationships.

Grow­ing up, Ayelet Tsabari grap­pled with Mizrahi stereo­types — and found inspi­ra­tion in Ofra Haza, Israel’s icon­ic, Yem­i­ni singer.

It’s no won­der that Jews, as a dias­poric group, have such rich intel­lec­tu­al tra­di­tions: sto­ries are portable and, dare I say, immortal.