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David Landau (Photo: Ami Kaufman)

Farewell to David Landau, who would have hated this headline

September 11, 2001. I get off the bus from northern Tel Aviv that takes me to 21 Shocken St., where the Haaretz building is located. As I enter the doors I’m greeted by a colleague from the Hebrew news desk, who says “Wow, you’re going to have quite a shift.” I was night editor of…

By Ami Kaufman January 28, 2015

Arik Einstein. (screenshot: YouTube)

In the diaspora, Arik Einstein defined ‘Israeliness’

As an Israeli who was born and raised in the United States, few things were more important to me than formulating an Israeli identity. It was a strange complex, which, at its core, always strived to be “the most Israeli” possible (and always more Israeli than those who surrounded me). In our expat community, Israeliness…

By Edo Konrad November 27, 2013

Dina Goor, 1938-2013.

Remembering Dina Goor, graceful human rights revolutionary

Few people can say that they changed direction later in life and started an influential human rights organization. Dina Goor didn’t stop at just one. She believed in her ability to change and influence and called on everyone in her world to join her. By Alma Biblash and Libby Lenkinski (Excerpts from Dina’s interview with…

By +972 Magazine October 21, 2013

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Yoram Kaniuk – the last great Zionist

“I know that a Jewish state can only be a dream,” Yoram Kaniuk once told me, “but I want to have my dream.” This literary giant and eternal dreamer passed away last night (Saturday) at the age of 83, and an important critical and humanist voice fell silent in this land. The dream of Israel…

By Yuval Ben-Ami June 9, 2013