David Stromberg is a writer, translator, and literary scholar. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and two little ones.
Joined September 2019
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New online: "Heidegger’s antisemitism itself turns into a banality—with little that is original about its content it or its form," writes David Stromberg.
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Nice article. Reading Safranskis Heidegger book, I had the impression, that Heidegger wanted to become the leading philosopher against the "mythical jew" representing modernism and ontological separation. But this was rejected by Amt Rosenberg, what peeved him.
This piece was developed over a long time. Appreciate that it has now appeared in @haaretzcom and hope that it adds a necessary dose of self-accounting to what it means to be Jewish in America – in the past, present, and future.
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Thanks to @fathomjournal for the chance to publish this piece on Jean Améry. #antisemitism #antizionism
David Stromberg explores his bond with Israel in relation to that of the writer Jean Améry. Like Améry, he feels alienated by aspects of Israeli politics. Unlike Améry, however, Stromberg’s bond with Israel is that of an Israeli and not of a Diaspora Jew. ‘I can relate to the ineffable nature of this connection – to the sense that something that can’t be put into words but that can be experienced in extremely powerful ways binds you to this country.’ fathomjournal.org/jean-amery…
Written in November 2024. Published in March 2026. Meantime, another war, and more aftermath. Thanks due to @theamscho for publishing the piece.
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Our Spring 2026 issue has arrived! Highlights include @writingosprey’s look at Robert Redford and the allure of escaping into the wilderness; Elizabeth Samet’s take on the wider implications of using AI in Major League Baseball …
This was not a simple piece to put out there. The title is provocative—but the piece is more measured. I know the word-combination may put some people off—it may fuel prejudice—but fear of prejudice should not stop us from discussing our own darkness.
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'Singer’s response to this self-alienation was to promote the possibility of a holistic Yiddishkayt in the US, composed of study houses, a café culture and inspired publishers.'
Bryan Cheyette (@CheyetteBryan): Joys of Yiddish
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NEW: "It may seem like an irrational impulse to do the dishes while there’s a war going on in your country, but there it is," writes @davidscribbler.
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"THIS WILL BE OUR FINAL VICTORY! This is the slogan under which politicians have always marched while perpetrating their slaughter."
- Isaac Bashevis Singer, "Concerning the Question of Literature and Politics" (1932)
It's not just about right and wrong. It's about realizing that what you don't agree with is no less real than what you believe is true. We have to understand what this proliferation truths means – even if we believe other people's truths are false.
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An essay in the new @SalmagundiMag on the perception of Israel, both inside and outside the country, and how times shift viewpoints without our always realizing it. . .
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An excerpt in Harper's Magazine from the second volume of #IsaacBashevisSinger's WRITINGS ON YIDDISH AND YIDDISHKAYT, published by the @YiddishBookCtr's White Goat Press this March, translated by yours truly.
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The Creative Mind in Captive Times ift.tt/Y5IAc7Z
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In my grad translation seminar, one of our topics is how we talk about translation, how we write about it, and how it is reviewed. Last week we looked at a wide array of reviews, and this insightful piece by @davidscribbler was brought to my attention.
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The Creative Mind in Captive Times hedgehogreview.com/web-featu… via @hedgehogreview
WHAT DOES THE VICHY REGIME HAVE IN COMMON WITH BIBI? CLICK TO FIND OUT:
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