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Essay Jesus’s Twin György Spiró is the author of Captivity, an epic novel set in first century Rome written in Hungarian and translated by Tim Wilkinson for Restless Books. György… György Spiró November 16, 2015
Essay Israel, A Story of Survival Earlier this week, Eric Gartman posited how and why history can and should be both informational and interesting. He is blogging here all week as part of the… Eric Gartman November 11, 2015
Essay History and Historians Eric Gartman is the author of Return from Zion: The History of Modern Israel. He will be blogging here all week as part of the Visiting Scribe series on The… Eric Gartman November 9, 2015
Essay 800 Labor Day Fatalities Bruce Jay Friedman shares the inspiration behind his latest book, The Peace Process: A Novella and Stories as a Visiting Scribe this week on The… Bruce Jay Friedman November 9, 2015
Essay Israeli Fare: A Multitudinous Cuisine Earlier this week, Falafel Nation author Yael Raviv questioned whether a shared cuisine can really bring about peace. She is blogging here all week as part of the… Yael Raviv November 4, 2015
Essay Can Peace Really Be Achieved Through a Shared Cuisine? Yael Raviv is the author of Falafel Nation: Cuisine and the Making of National Identity in Israel. She will be blogging here all week as part of the Visiting Scribe… Yael Raviv November 2, 2015
