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Joseph Dana

Joseph Dana is a writer living in Cape Town, South Africa.

  • Israeli left-wing activists hold posters outside a Jerusalem courthouse during a demonstration to ask for the release of Ezra Nawi, on Jan. 18, 2016
    Israeli left-wing activists hold posters outside a Jerusalem courthouse during a demonstration to ask for the release of Ezra Nawi, on Jan. 18, 2016
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    In Memory of Ezra

    The left-wing Israeli activist Ezra Nawi died in January at age 69

    byJoseph Dana
  • People cheer runners along during the 56-mile Comrades Marathon between Pietermaritzburg and Durban on June 10, 2018. The annual ultramarathon this year attracted over 20,000 runners from around the world.
    People cheer runners along during the 56-mile Comrades Marathon between Pietermaritzburg and Durban on June 10, 2018. The annual ultramarathon this year attracted over 20,000 runners from around the world.
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    Comrades, Run!

    How a grueling 56-mile ultramarathon in South Africa became a stage for racial reconciliation—and national belonging for immigrant Jews

    byJoseph Dana
  • Palestinians surrender to Israeli soldiers in June 1967 in the occupied territory of the West Bank.
    Palestinians surrender to Israeli soldiers in June 1967 in the occupied territory of the West Bank.
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    Fifty Years of Occupation

    Can anything change the status quo in the territorial dispute between Israelis and Palestinians?

    byJoseph Dana
  • Jewish family in Aleppo (left) and the Aleppo Citadel seen from the southwest, c. 1910. The original stereographic images have been altered into an anaglyph. When viewed through red-cyan glasses, the above image will produce a stereoscopic 3D effect.(Anaglyphs Tablet Magazine; original photos Library of Congress)
    Jewish family in Aleppo (left) and the Aleppo Citadel seen from the southwest, c. 1910. The original stereographic images have been altered into an anaglyph. When viewed through red-cyan glasses, the above image will produce a stereoscopic 3D effect.(Anaglyphs Tablet Magazine; original photos Library of Congress)
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    Jewish Aleppo, Lost Forever

    The Syrian diaspora in Israel watches its once-vibrant ancestral home fall to ruin in the country’s civil war

    byJoseph Dana
  • A postcard written by David Vogel from Paris, 1925.(Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original photos P K/Flickr and Kedem Auction House)
    A postcard written by David Vogel from Paris, 1925.(Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original photos P K/Flickr and Kedem Auction House)
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    European Modernism, in Hebrew

    With a rediscovered 1930s novel, Viennese Romance, Austrian writer David Vogel becomes a key figure in the creation of Modern Hebrew literature

    byJoseph Dana
  • Arab families leaving Jaffa, 1948.(UNRWA)
    Arab families leaving Jaffa, 1948.(UNRWA)
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    Foundation Myths

    Stifling debate on the Nakba—the Arabic word for catastrophe and how Palestinians refer to Israel’s founding—prevents a free and open discussion of the historical record

    byJoseph Dana
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