The department encourages its students, graduates and faculty members to combine academic excellence with creative writing of poetry, prose and plays. The prestigious literary prizes and critical acclaim won by many of our teachers and students are a tremendous source of joy and pride. The Bachelor of Arts program includes a creative writing workshop led by the Israeli writer and poet Miron H. Izakson. "Massei", a journal edited by our graduate students, provides a forum for student writing and is open to submissions from inside and outside the department. Organized readings and literary events are held in conjunction with local literary magazines.
Organization profile
Organization profile
The Department for Literature of the Jewish People (ספרות עם ישראל - ספרות עברית וספרויות בלשונות היהודים) invites you to embark on a journey to the cultural roots of the Jewish people. Come learn about the spiritual and cultural riches of Hebrew literature, from ancient Hebrew texts to contemporary Israeli writing. Our program of study traces the historical sweep of Hebrew literature over the ages, accentuating the dialogue between texts from different periods. Our research tracks offer a range of specialization options from modern Hebrew literature, Hasidic lore, Jewish literature of the Middle Ages and Hebrew literature in antiquity to thematology (researching Hebrew prose using a sequential approach). At the same time, the links and associations between Hebrew and world literature will be explored, with close attention to the inner voices that nourish Hebrew literature today. Come meet Hebrew literature’s two siblings – Yiddish and Ladino – and attend language classes that will enable you to read literary and scholarly texts in preparation for literary and cultural research.
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Rachel Albeck-Gidron
- Bar-Ilan University - Faculty of Jewish Studies, Department of the Literature of the Jewish People - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
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Ilil Baum
- Bar-Ilan University - Faculty of Jewish Studies, Department of the Literature of the Jewish People - Senior Lecturer
Person: Academic
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Daniel Birnbaum
- Bar-Ilan University - Faculty of Jewish Studies, Department of the Literature of the Jewish People - Teaching Associate
Person: Teaching
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MRL Parsing Without Tears: The Case of Hebrew
Shmidman, S., Shmidman, A., Koppel, M. & Tsarfaty, R., 2024, 62nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics, ACL 2024 - Proceedings of the Conference. Ku, L.-W., Martins, A. & Srikumar, V. (eds.). Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), p. 4537-4550 14 p. (Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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MsBERT: A New Model for the Reconstruction of Lacunae in Hebrew Manuscripts
Shmidman, A., Shmidman, O., Gershuni, H. & Koppel, M., 2024, ML4AL 2024 - 1st Workshop on Machine Learning for Ancient Languages, Proceedings of the Workshop. Pavlopoulos, J., Sommerschield, T., Assael, Y., Gordin, S., Cho, K., Passarotti, M., Sprugnoli, R., Liu, Y., Li, B. & Anderson, A. (eds.). Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), p. 13-18 6 p. (ML4AL 2024 - 1st Workshop on Machine Learning for Ancient Languages, Proceedings of the Workshop).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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The Tale of Darkness in Amos Oz’s Literary Work
Nethanel, L., Jun 2024, In: Israel Studies Review. 39, 2, p. 75-86 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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פרס ס' יזהר לחקר הספרות העברית והוראתה
ליפסקר, א. (Recipient) & אלבק-גידרון, ר. (Recipient), 2017
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Activities
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The Royal Spanish Academy (External organization)
Gomel, N. (Member), Gruss, D. S. (Member) & Cohen, D. (Member)
2022 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of organization
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הרשות הלאומית לתרבות הלאדינו (External organization)
כהן, ד. (Member)
2022 → 2023Activity: Membership › Membership of organization
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Ha’Ivrit (Journal)
Schwarzwald, O. (Member of editorial board)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Press/Media
Student theses
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Abraham Danon and his Historiographic Writings: A Study of the Ladino Periodical “Yoseph Da’at” (“El Progreso”)
Cohen, N. B. (Author), Cohen, D. (Supervisor), 27 Nov 2023Student thesis: MA Thesis
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Adultery as Principal: Adultery as a Poetical and Critical Concept in the Writings of Emunah Elon
Kor, M. (Author), Goultschin, M. (Supervisor) & Wolf-Monzon, T. (Supervisor), 17 Oct 2017Student thesis: MA Thesis
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Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Midrashic Traditions regaing the Creation of the Plants, the Heavenly Bodies the Animals Portrayed within Early Hebrew Liturgical Poetry
Mashiach, O. (Author), Shmidman, A. (Supervisor), 10 Oct 2013Student thesis: MA Thesis
Research units
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Salti Institute for Ladino Studies
Department of the Literature of the Jewish People
Organizational unit: Center
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The Rena Costa Center for Yiddish Studies
Department of the Literature of the Jewish People
Organizational unit: Center