Current sectionJewish WorldShare 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 formatSubscribeMark Rosenblatt. Can art be separated from the artist? Credit: Luke BryantThe beloved children's author was an outspoken antisemite, but his legacy has endured. In his hit show 'Giants,' now being staged on Broadway, playwright Mark Rosenblatt revisits the scandals that dogged Roald Dahl06:59 AM • May 15 2026 IDTMr. and Mrs. Twit are perhaps the most revolting couple in classic children's literature. Ugly, petty and consumed by resentment even toward each other, they delight in cruel pranks, tormenting their pet monkeys and trapping innocent birds.In the News'Roald Dahl Probably Wouldn't Like a Jew Like Me. I Still Read Him to My Son'Between China and the World Cup, Trump Still Has a Narrow Window to Attack IranFrantic and Frenzied, Even Netanyahu No Longer Believes He Can Win the ElectionIsraeli Soldier Killed in Southern Lebanon Combat, IDF Announces'The Best Song in the World': In Her New Album, Hila Ruach Lets the Light InRemembering 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 StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'