Posts Tagged: Amos Oz
Amos Oz and the Centrality of Hebrew in Jewish Life
JNS.org - For those who only know Israel as a field of political combat, Amos Oz was just a writer with a point of view...
Remembering Amos Oz — the Dreamer
Amos Oz -- writer-poet, prophet, and would-be politician -- is dead. Israel and the Jewish world will probably never see his like again. As an American...
Amos Oz’s Son Eulogizes His Father in Emotional Facebook Post: ‘I Am Still Struggling’
The late revered Israeli writer Amos Oz, who died Friday at the age of 79, was eulogized by his son Daniel in an emotional Facebook...
World-Renowned Israeli Literary Figure Amos Oz Dies at Age 79
Israeli author Amos Oz, respected worldwide as one of his country’s leading intellectuals, passed away on Friday at the age of 79 from cancer. Born as...
The New York Times’ Double Standards on Display — Yet Again
One of the best ways to detect the biases of the New York Times in relation to Jews and Israel is by making comparisons. We’ve written...
It Takes a Judas to Know One; Amos Oz’s Vile Display
On Tuesday night, the person touted as "Israel's most famous living author" appeared on the BBC to promote his latest book. In the course of...
Natalie Portman Says She Feels ‘Nervous’ as a Jew in Paris
With the rise of antisemitism in Europe, even Natalie Portman does not feel altogether comfortable living there. In an interview published by the Hollywood Reporter on...
Actress Natalie Portman Tired of Being Typecast as ‘Soulful Jewess’
Jerusalem-born American actress Natalie Portman is tired of being typecast as "The Soulful Jewess" she revealed, in a an interview with Marie Claire Magazine. "Like, every...
Israeli Novelist Oz Given Bookie Odds to Win Nobel This Year
Israeli novelist Amos Oz is being given 16/1 odds of winning the Nobel Prize in literature this year, according to Ladbrokes, a gambling chain based...
Tarzan and the Holocaust
Like American boys and girls, youngsters growing up in British Mandatory Palestine or the new state of Israel experienced thrills through the adventures of Tarzan, the...
Modern Slavery in Israel: It’s All Politics
Several days ago, I awoke to the sound of my phone ringing off the hook. A very annoyed man was on the line. "I'm calling...
Intellectuals and the Left
The most talented Israeli intellectuals and writers frequently display gross political naiveté. Amos Oz is an Israeli icon, recognized throughout the world as the doyen...
J Street Conference: Amos Oz Calls AIPAC ‘Hawkish, Militaristic’
As a crowd of 2,500 people gathered for J Street's third annual conference, keynote speaker Amos Oz used the self-labeled "pro-Israel, pro-peace" group's...
Was Saul Bellow a Jewish Writer?
In 1970, when I was living in Glasgow, a close friend suggested I read Saul Bellow's Mr. Sammler's Planet. I went right out and bought...
