Archives for May 2008

As we celebrate Israel’s 60th birthday, we remember the exciting but difficult early years of the state. We recall with pride Hadassah’s role in the

Fiction Preliminaries by S. Yizhar. Translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange. (Toby Press, 305 pp. $24.94) Midnight Convoy & Other Stories by S. Yizhar (Toby

Television Multiply by Six Million Evvy Eisen’s film based on her photography exhibit “The Legacy Project” includes 40 luminous black-and-white prints of Holocaust survivors (right)

On Guard In Hollywood, where actors are routinely harassed by paparazzi, a former Israeli commando is parlaying his security expertise into the business of protecting

Questionable Review It was with dismay that I found within the pages of Hadassah Magazine (February issue) a favorable review by Haim Chertok ofWalled: Israeli Society at

If Israel is still young as it reaches its 60th birthday—an anniversary that calls for a look back—I am at the human stage of the

More than 100 new nations emerged after World War II, but none has commanded as much attention as Israel. It has redeemed the Jewish people

Hadassah–Hebrew University Medical Center is welcoming a fresh face— acclaimed physician and researcher Judith Melki, the new head of human genetics. When Judith Melki, her