Author Archives: Yael

Hot Off the Press: The Latest in Translated Israeli Lit

Summer is seeping away, the nights are getting longer, and the Jewish holidays are upon us as a rough year creeps into the home stretch… What better time to catch up on your reading, with a focus on some recently … Continue reading

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Catch Up on Israeli Lit This Summer: My Recent Translation Projects

As we slip into summer and beach reads beckon, now seems an excellent time to recommend some of my recent literary translation projects, which cover quite a few of the many genres of contemporary Israeli fiction, and offer some good … Continue reading

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The Amazoning of Literary Translations

While I was previously aware of Amazon Crossing, Amazon’s literary translation venture, my recent first-hand encounter with it as a reader significantly increased my interest level. I recently read Yuri Machkasov’s exceptional translation from the Russian of Mariam Petrosyan’s unique … Continue reading

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Can’t read it in Hebrew? Watch it on Netflix

Netflix’s recent spate of international offerings includes an adaptation of Israeli author Amir Gutfreund’s Heroes Fly For Her, titled “When Heroes Fly.” The series appears to be rather loosely based on Gutfreund’s book, focusing on a rescue plot that takes … Continue reading

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Maccabees in Space: Celebrate Star Wars and Hanukkah in one fell swoop

If you’re one of the many breathlessly anticipating the opening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens this Friday, December 18 (I happen to be married to one of them), here’s a little tidbit to tide you over. Continuing a grand … Continue reading

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Death of the Author: Israeli writer Amir Gutfreund passes away at age 52

Haaretz and The Times of Israel both pay tribute to Israeli author Amir Gutfreund, who passed away in late November after a battle with cancer, at the age of 52. Gutfreund is best known for his book Our Holocaust, narrated … Continue reading

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I shot the Pharaoh – Passover the Bob Marley way

Here’s something to float in your Matzoh Ball soup – the new Bob Marley Haggadah, a clever effort from Nathan Phillips, of the SS+K ad agency, aided by designer Jessica Stewart (or, as she’s listed on the Bob Marley Passover … Continue reading

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Welcome a new literary equal-opportunity offender

The Canadian Jewish News has a good story about Shani Boianjiu, the new literary phenom whose recent novel, The People of Forever Are Not Afraid (Random House), tracks several young women throughout and in the aftermath of their service in … Continue reading

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The New Online Dictionaries: More Options, Less Paper Cuts

Ha’aretz – bless its heart – maps the rise of online dictionaries at the expense of their long-suffering paper counterparts. The article focuses on Morfix, an online resource which I personally haven’t used much yet, but which apparently has some … Continue reading

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Israeli Readers Join the Grey Wave

Reader Mechell first informed us of the impending Hebrew edition of mega-S&M-hit Fifty Shades of Grey a few weeks ago, and now, the inevitable is upon us: Virtual Jerusalem reports that the first Hebrew edition of the first volume in … Continue reading

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