> Adult: Modern Language

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Modern Hebrew Prose and Poetry
Edited by Ora Band

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An introduction to modern Hebrew literature, this anthology is especially apt for classes using Level 2 or Level 3 of the Hebrew: A Language Course series. Writers represented in this collection include:
  • Yehuda Amichai
  • Amir Gilboa
  • Rahel
  • S.Y. Agnon
  • Ephraim Kishon

The readings address universal themes--love, loneliness, generational conflict, war and peace, and the struggle for faith. Specifically Jewish themes include the Holocaust, Russian Jewry, and holiday observance. Thought-provoking questions follow every selection.