Adina Hoffman

Adina Hoffman's latest book, Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architects of a New City, is forthcoming from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Cairo Street Scene, 1934. Credit: Library of Congress

Writings From the Most Fractured Place on Earth Writings From the Most Fractured Place on Earth

The revival of powerful literature about the Levant sheds light on our 21st-century conflicts.

Aug 27, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Adina Hoffman

Salaam Cinema: On Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Salaam Cinema: On Mohsen Makhmalbaf Salaam Cinema: On Mohsen Makhmalbaf

An Iranian director’s ongoing meditations on the nature of illusion and reality, truth and consequences.

Sep 17, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Adina Hoffman

Archaeological Digs Stoke Conflict in Jerusalem Archaeological Digs Stoke Conflict in Jerusalem

The race for "Jewish" bedrock has turned a Jerusalem slum's archaeological riches into an existential threat.

Jul 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adina Hoffman

Lives on the Ground Lives on the Ground

New memoirs from Israel and Palestine offer the chance not to escape the political conflict but to grasp the way it impacts daily life.

Jan 31, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adina Hoffman

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