poetry

Israeli poet, songwriter and cultural icon Yehonatan Geffen laid to rest

The funeral was attended by Geffen's family, including his son Aviv, and friends such as opposition head Yair Lapid.

By MOSHE COHEN/MAARIV
21/04/2023

‘Israel grew up on his songs’: Yehonatan Geffen dies at 76

Known as an inseparable soundtrack of the Israel experience, he wrote both for adults and children.

PJ Library authors meet Israeli author Meir Shalev.

'A master of words': Israeli author Meir Shalev dies at 74

He was a jack-of-all-trades in the media world, working as an author for radio and television alike, as well as a regular contributor and columnist to several newspapers and magazines.

Passover, finding freedom: From Yannai to Bruce Springsteen

Unlike Yannai, Springsteen recognizes that the truest redemption happens within the individual: in the blessed, rare moments of the night, out of reach of the cruel binaries of boss man and worker

Friendship between Bialik and Agnon on display in new exhibit

The exhibition, ‘My Master Bialik–My Dear Agnon’ is on display at Agnon House, 16 Klausner Street, Jerusalem, through the end of May.

By MORDECHAI BECK
01/04/2023

Ex-CIA official shares Judaism, Chabad through poetry

Randy Crosby: “In this exhibit, people see the soul of creation instead of just the form of the events as described in Scripture.” 

By MENACHEM POSNER
31/03/2023

Poet and Israel Prize laureate Meir Wieseltier dies at 82

The poet and winner of the Israel Prize Meir Wieseltier passed away at the age of 82. Wieseltier is considered one of the most prominent and important poets and translators in the country's history.

By WALLA!
31/03/2023

‘The Last Yiddish poet’ Rivka Basman Ben-Haim dies

She started writing poetry at the camp as a way of boosting her fellow inmates’ morale, and managed to smuggle some of her poems out in her mouth.

By ZELDA KAHAN NEWMAN , JERUSALEM POST STAFF
29/03/2023
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