Jewish Culture

Rahel's poetry expounded on the beauty of the land of Israel--but it was a tragedy in space that gave one of her poems renewed attention.

A review of the Jewish satirist's long career in fiction.

In the 1970s, literary critics predicted the demise of the Jewish American novel. A talented group of novelists proved them wrong.

Writing Hebrew literature in the 19th century was no simple matter, and those who did were the elite of the elite.

The pioneers of modern Hebrew literature took a cumbersome, unspoken language and created a vibrant literary tradition.

Leaving the world of the shtetl for an alluring modern culture is the primary theme of early modern Hebrew literature.

Overview Hebrew Literature. Jewish American Literature. Modern Hebrew Literature. Israeli Literature.

Is there something uniquely Jewish about the poetry of Jewish Americans?

A writer who used the Jew as a metaphor for humankind.

Jewish socialism influenced Grace Paley's life and literature.

The most successful Jewish American writer may be the most ambivalent as well.