Items with the tag: israel | Jewish Book Council

Cover of Signs in the Well

Signs in the Well

Shoham Smith (auth.), Vali Mintzi (illus.)

Cover of Shimri's Big Idea

Shimri’s Big Idea

Elka Weber (auth.), Inbal Gigi Bousidan (illus.)

Cover of Hip Set

Cover of The Sound of Her Voice

The Sound of Her Voice

Cover of Living in Heaven Coping with Hell

Living in Heaven Coping with Hell

Cover of We Stand Divided: The Rift Between American Jews and Israel

We Stand Divided: The Rift Between American Jews and Israel

Essay

A Jewish-Palestinian Children’s Book: How Daniel and Ismail Came to Be

Ilan Stavans

August 12, 2019

Cover of The Legend of Safed: Life and Fantasy in the City of Kabbalah

The Legend of Safed: Life and Fantasy in the City of Kabbalah

 Eli Yassif, Haim Watzman (trans.)

Essay—From the Journal

Bodies, Borders, and Desire

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

Ranen Omer-Sherman

August 5, 2019

Cover of Masada: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth

Masada: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth

Cover of The Art of Leaving: A Memoir

The Art of Leaving: A Memoir

Cover of Primitive: Tapping the Primal Drive That Powers the World's Most Successful People

Primitive: Tapping the Primal Drive That Powers the World’s Most Successful People

Marco Greenberg

Cover of Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook

Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook

Yotam Ottolenghi

Cover of Never a Native

Essay

Doppelgänger: Or Aya and Me

Ayelet Tsabari writes a “strange, unexpected postscript” to her essay “A Simple Girl,” excerpted in the 2019 issue of Paper Brigade.

Ayelet Tsabari

May 14, 2019

From the Journal

A Simple Girl

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

Ayelet Tsabari

May 13, 2019