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As we mark the 19th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day , the call to make Holocaust teaching “obligatory” in Canadian public schools has risen to fever

Israeli novelists Yishai Sarid, Lizzie Doron and Assaf Gavron are angered and heart-broken by the unprecedented attacks by terrorist group Hamas. Do they still see hope for peace?

Israeli novelists Yishai Sarid, Lizzie Doron and Assaf Gavron have incorporated the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into their works. Angered and heartbroken by the Hamas terror attacks, do they still see hope for peace?

Israeli novelists Yishai Sarid, Lizzie Doron and Assaf Gavron have incorporated the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into their works. Angered and heartbroken by the Hamas terror attacks, do they still see hope for peace?

VictoriousBy Yishai Sarid, translated by Yardenne Greenspan;Restless BooksIsraeli author Yishai Sarid gained considerable attention a few years ago with his novel “The Memory Monster,” which took a hard look at the culture of Holocaust remembrance in...

In 'Victorious,' Yishai Sarid tells the story of a military psychologist who believes her job is to teach young soldiers to kill. And then her son enlists in the paratroopers

The Holocaust and history; a young gay man in South Korea; a wartime epic from Finland; plus two tales of love and abandonment

Killing with no fear: Yishai Sarid has published a new novel   "The Memory Monster" was a success for Israeli author Yishai Sarid. His new book hasnt been published in English yet, but given his reach among Anglophone readers, it wont be long before theres a publishing deal.  There is a scene in this novel that could hardly be more Israeli. Mendi, an aged artist, sits in a moshav — a kind of kibbutz — and peels oranges that he has picked himself. Its quiet in the moshav; only Abig...

Jewish Ledger WORLD NEWS 2020 – The Year in Review JANUARY • An estimate 25,000 people converge on Manhattan’s Foley Square and make their way to Brooklyn’s Cadman Plaza, chanting “No Hate, No Fear,” where they hear from community leaders and organizations urging Jewish pride and unity in the face of escalating antisemitism. The march is in response to the steep rise in incidents of violence against Jews in New York City. • James Harris, chair of the educat...