Reader: Modern Hebrew Prose and Poetry

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.