Jewish American Literature
Anzia Yezierska
In America, a female sweatshop worker from a Polish shtetl could become a renowned writer and Hollywood commodity.
Art Spiegelman
Using a medium often associated with lightheartedness to portray the horrors of the Holocaust.
Jewish American Literature: 1970-2000
For this crop of American writers, being Jewish is as natural as breathing, sleeping, and sex.
Jewish American Literature
American Jewish writing depicts the struggles of immigrant life, the stable yet alienated middle-class existence that followed, and finally the unique challenges of cultural acceptance.
Israeli Literature: The New Wave
In the second half of the 20th century, Israeli writers became a voice of critique and protest.
Israeli Writing: The Next 50 Years
The future of Israeli literature is as uncertain as Israel's ever-fluctuating demography.
Choosing Hebrew
Jewish writers chose Hebrew, not German or Russian or even Yiddish, as the language with which to build a modern literary tradition.