Isaac Bashevis Singer and the 20th-Century Novel
A writer with a great subject.
April 30, 2025
From slaughter to sacrifice and from degradation to dignity.
Since the early days of the current war, the posters bearing the names and faces of individual hostages taken by Hamas have become a common sight for Jews in the Diaspora—as have the remains of those posters that have been torn down or defaced. But another trend has also emerged in Israel, less widespread abroad: stickers with names and faces of those killed on October 7, and of those soldiers who have given their lives in the war that followed.
A writer with a great subject.
From harboring Hamas and al-Qaeda to funding universities and hiring American firms.
The dangers of trying to wish Palestine into existence.
Restoring the First Amendment.
From slaughter to sacrifice and from degradation to dignity.
Since the early days of the current war, the posters bearing the names and faces of individual hostages taken by Hamas have become a common sight for Jews in the Diaspora—as have the remains of those posters that have been torn down or defaced. But another trend has also emerged in Israel, less widespread abroad: stickers with names and faces of those killed on October 7, and of those soldiers who have given their lives in the war that followed.
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