Shulamit Lapid is a Tel Aviv-born author and playwright who writes for children and adults. Her historical novel Ge oni was published in 1982 to critical acclaim. Among the many prizes Lapid has received are Germany’s Krimipreis for the best crime novel in 1966 and the International Theater Institute Award in 1988.
A good many years ago, in 1929, I chanced to read a book which disturbed me in a way I can still remember. The book was called Red Cavalry; it was a collection of stories about Soviet regiments of…
I want, at the request of the Arbeter Ring’s National Education Committee, to give a brief overview of the lectures we have arranged this season.
It is true that we haven’t had the opportunity to…
This Purim tray from the seventeenth century was made in Hamburg, Germany. A fine repoussé piece, its center is adorned with a court scene, complete with a ruler sitting on a raised throne, surrounded…