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Jessica Cohen has translated more than 30 books and dozens of shorter works by some of the most renowned Israeli writers. (Graphic/Andrew Esensten; Photo/Soona)
Posted inBooks

How Jessica Cohen became the go-to English translator of Israeli literature

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 3, 2024May 19, 2024

Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. If you’ve read any books or essays by contemporary Israeli writers, you’ve probably encountered the […]

"The Tower of Babel" by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563
Posted inTorah

Tower of Babel: What is gained and lost in translation?

Rabbi Joel Landau by Rabbi Joel Landau October 11, 2018October 12, 2018
From the cover of "The People of Godlbozhits" by Leyb Rashkin
Posted inColumns

Three newly translated works are a blast from the past

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman January 9, 2018August 20, 2018
President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands during a visit to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, May 23, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Lior Mizrahi-Getty Images)
Posted inBay Area, Israel, U.S., News

Trump’s Bay Area-based Hebrew translator lets his words speak for themselves

by Rob Gloster May 26, 2017March 19, 2018

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