Observation ·
“In That Basic Sense the Zionists Were Right”: A Conversation with Irving Howe
By Edward GrossmanAn American Jewish intellectual considers Israel, American Jewry, and anti-Semitism.
Edward Grossman
Edward Grossman’s journalism and fiction have been published in English, Hebrew, Arabic, French, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian.
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Yeshayahu Leibowitz Wears a Kippah: A Story of 1967
By Edward GrossmanThe philosopher in black turtleneck, black trousers, black shoes, and black yarmulke pacing the stage with a microphone skinning the Jews alive.
Observation ·
Graveyard: A Story
By Edward GrossmanTwo Israelis on a road trip venture to Arlington National Cemetery and encounter there the graves of brothers.
Observation ·
The Bread Maker of Jerusalem
By Edward GrossmanOn a visit with the proprietor of Russell’s Bakery and his multi-ethnic, multi-political, and multi-religious staff, the story of Israel unfolds in microcosm.
Observation ·
Wink: A Story
By Edward GrossmanIn the mid-1970s, an Israeli military governor in Ramallah watches the trial of four young Arab men who have accused their interrogators of torture.
Observation ·
Stars over Jalazoun: A Memoir
By Edward GrossmanNineteen-eighty-five was the year, and our IDF unit was a motley of immigrants and native sons, grocers, kibbutzniks, accountants, plus a loudmouth named Shmulik . . .
Observation ·
Four Share Nobel Peace Prize for Iran Deal
By Edward GrossmanA report from the future: in a ceremony last night, the 2015 prize was awarded to Barack Obama, John Kerry, Mohammed Zarif, and Hassan Rouhani. (Or was it?)
Response ·
Israel: Vibrant and Resilient, or Mediocre and Decaying?
By Edward GrossmanMy respondents see the Israeli glass as more than half full; I see it as more than half empty. Let's hope I'm wrong.
Monthly Essay ·
Can Israel Unite?
By Edward GrossmanIn Iran’s nuclear program, Israel faces a threat like never before. Can a divided nation pull together in time to confront it?
