At first glance Maysaloun Hamoud’s In Between has all the makings of an American sitcom, as three young Palestinian women from very different walks of life, end up sharing an apartment in Tel Aviv. But rather than sticking to convention, Hamoud’s ins …Read more

David Grossman’s novel To the End of the Land deals with the aftermath of parents having their children sent off to war. The book was a critical success in Israel and received a National Book Critics Circle Award nomination upon being translated to E …Read more

Two sisters try to be absolved for the sins of their father in Avi Nesher’s compelling Past Life. Set in late 70s Israel the plot centers on Nana (Nelly Tagar) and Sephi (Joy Rieger) two close siblings who discover their father (Doron Tavory) might h …Read more