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Books and Literature | Content Type: Personal Profile | Goldberg-Polin, Hersh | Goldberg-Polin, Rachel | Hamas | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Kidnapping and Hostages | Polin, Jon | Terrorism | When We See You Again (Book)

Book Review: ‘When We See You Again,’ by Rachel Goldberg-Polin
ByAlexandra Jacobs April 19, 2026April 20, 2026

Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s precise and devastating memoir chronicles the 328 days her son was held hostage in Gaza, and what came after.

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Anti-Semitism | Books and Literature | Dahl, Roald | Giant (Play) | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Lithgow, John | Maschler, Tom (1933-2020) | Rosenblatt, Mark (Theater Director) | Theater | Theater (Broadway) | Writing and Writers

‘Giant’ Revisits Roald Dahl’s Antisemitic Comments: What to Know
BySarah Bahr April 15, 2026April 17, 2026

Mark Rosenblatt’s Broadway play, starring John Lithgow as the British children’s book author, draws from Dahl’s comments over the years.

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Books and Literature | Content Type: Personal Profile | Finding My Way: A Memoir (Book) | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Malik, Asser | Mingora (Pakistan) | Women and Girls | Women's Rights | Writing and Writers | Yousafzai, Malala

Two Nights with Malala: The Nobel Laureate on Love, Activism and Having Fun
ByReggie Ugwu October 24, 2025

Basketball and Dua Lipa are on the schedule during a New York jaunt with the Nobel laureate, whose intimate memoir finds her juggling activism and married life.

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Books and Literature | Content Type: Personal Profile | Finding My Way: A Memoir (Book) | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Malik, Asser | Mingora (Pakistan) | Women and Girls | Women's Rights | Writing and Writers | Yousafzai, Malala

Two Nights with Malala: The Nobel Laureate on Love, Activism and Having Fun
ByReggie Ugwu October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

Basketball and Dua Lipa are on the schedule during a New York jaunt with the Nobel laureate, whose intimate memoir finds her juggling activism and married life.

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Books and Literature | Content Type: Personal Profile | Hamas | Hostage (Book) | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Kidnapping and Hostages | Sharabi, Eli | Writing and Writers

In a New Memoir, an Israeli Captive Looks Ahead with Hope
ByRuth Margalit October 6, 2025October 7, 2025

Freed after 14 months, Eli Sharabi learned that his family didn’t survive the Oct. 7 attacks. “Hostage” is testimony to his suffering and his hope.

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