ALEPH festival to celebrate Hebrew, from ancient roots to modern expressions

Taking place simultaneously in Berlin, London, Stockholm, New York, Boston, and Hollywood, Florida, the festival spotlights ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Robert Alter completes his monumental translation of the Hebrew Bible

The Bay Area scholar concludes decades of work on what a colleague calls the "best translation of the Bible into English ever made." So begins a monumental new literary translation of the Hebrew Bible ...
The Forward

Sally Rooney clarifies: She’s boycotting Israel, not the Hebrew language.

On Tuesday, celebrated Irish novelist Sally Rooney clarified her stance on Hebrew translations of her new novel “Beautiful World, Where Are You.” “The Hebrew-language translation rights to my new ...
Wall Street Journal

‘The Hebrew Bible’ and ‘The Art of Bible Translation’ Review: An Ear for Scripture

The difficultiesof translating the Hebrew Bible begin with the first word of Genesis. The King James Bible of 1611 translates Genesis 1:1 as “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” ...
CNN

Sally Rooney refuses to sell Hebrew rights for latest book to Israeli publisher, citing political objections

Author Sally Rooney said she has chosen not to sell the translation rights for her latest novel to an Israeli-based publishing house, citing concerns about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Publishing ...
Irish Central

Sally Rooney explains refusal to sell Hebrew translation rights to Israeli publisher

Sally Rooney, the bestselling Irish author, has issued a statement clarifying her decision not to sell the Hebrew translation rights of 'Beautiful World, Where Are You?' to Modan Publishing House, ...
The Times of Israel

After protest, publisher pulls unlicensed Hebrew translation of Arab writers

An unauthorized Hebrew translation of a collection of writings from Arab women has been pulled off the shelves by the Israeli publisher after the authors said they did not give permission for the book ...