Hebrew literature is one of the heroes of 'The Short Story Artist,' the latest novel by Maya Arad, who is happy to live in California but whose books are in her mother tongue.
The literary-theatrical context of 'Hanoch Levin's Tel Aviv' adds a layer of fatalism to the Neve Sha'anan's neighborhood and a mythic dimension like that associated with Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Before giving his first musical performance, 'A Star is Born' MC Zvika Hadar wonders how many people will come to watch him and hopes they will laugh for the right reasons.
Elitist educational institutions have become the refuge of middle class children in recent years. Though their numbers seem negligible, in areas where these schools are concentrated, there is a feeling of mass abandonment of the public education system.
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