Current sectionArt & CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeThis week: Two new books provide the perspectives of Israeli soldiers, and a Judy Chicago exhibit defies a boycott call. Credit: Donald Woodman; Yediot Books / Adam ReichIDF soldiers anonymously share the events of October 7 from their perspective in two new books. Plus, a Judy Chicago exhibition opens in Tel Aviv, prompting a letter from Israeli creatives calling on the artist to boycott Israel – even though Chicago was not involved in the loaning of her worksAvshalom HalutzSeptember 29, 2025It is now nearly impossible to count the number of books that have been published in Hebrew in the two years since Israelis' worst collective trauma. Every month new titles join the already vast genre of books about October 7, most of which offer similar narratives of victory and bravery on the day Hamas overran Israel's south.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel cultureIDFOctober 7BDS MovementIsrael-Gaza WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesEurovisionIran7.10 Sexual ViolenceNetanyahu Haredi PoliticsIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz Podcast'Roald Dahl Probably Wouldn't Like a Jew Like Me. I Still Read Him to My Son''The Best Song in the World': In Her New Album, Hila Ruach Lets the Light In'There Is an Enormous Desire to Play Wagner in Israel''Auschwitz Is Only Sleeping': What Ceija Stojka's Art Told Me About GazaNorwegian Court Rules Festival Discriminated Against Disinvited Israeli ArtistRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in Gaza