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 formatSubscribeMore than 80 years after he was gunned down by the Haganah, Jacob Israel De Haan is being translated into Hebrew. Plus, an Israeli diva's new single, and superstar Arik Einstein narrates the story of The Boy Who Lived – from the grave05:43 PM • August 11 2026 IDTTiming has a mysterious and unpredictable logic. While Israel goes through its most extreme era of war and fanaticism, a Jewish, Dutch and gay author who was killed by a Jewish militant in Palestine 100 years ago is enjoying a small renaissance. In the NewsA Dutch, Gay, Jewish Poet Gets a Hebrew Revival, 100 Years After His KillingFrom Jerusalem to Haifa: 15 Recommended Cafés Open on Shabbat50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldThe Israeli Bladesmith Who Elevated Kitchen Knife Forging to an Art FormShe Never Served in the Israeli Army. Her Heroine Is an Angry SoldierRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' PlanWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Israel Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls