Writing on the Wall is a global platform founded by Professor William Kolbrener and Ronit Eitan in the aftermath of the traumatic events of October 7th.
Bill, religious American from Jerusalem and Ronit, secular Israeli from Tel Aviv disagree on most everything, except that fighting antisemitism starts with joining our different voices together through poetry and art. Our diversity is our strength – give voice to the complexity and layered reality of Israel today.
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Writing on the Wall is a registered 501-3c charity – EIN 93-4852107
William Kolbrener
Professor of English Literature at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, Bill has written books on John Milton, Mary Astell, and Joseph Soloveitchik. Bill has put academic research aside because he believes in the power of writing and art to transform the Jewish People.
Ronit Eitan
Ronit is an Israeli novelist, lives in Tel Aviv, and has a Masters in Creative Writing from Bar-Ilan University.
THE CRISIS
- Trauma of October 7th
- Global Antisemitism Surges
- No Safe Spaces for Jews
- Intergenerational Scars Re-Opened
OUR SOLUTION
- Empowering Our Voices: Listening to the Voices of Others, We Find our Own
- Building Strength through Diversity: All are Welcome!
- Fighting Antisemitism Together: Resilience through Creativity and Community
OUR INITIATIVES
- Connecting our Global Community through Poetry and and Art
- Creative Submissions
- Workshops and Masterclassess
- Events and Community Building
- Podcast Series
- ‘Writing Israel’ – Summer Creative Retreat
News
🎙️ It's here! Our very first episode of our #podcast - 'Israeli Bytes' is Live! Ronit and Bill talk to Dr. Yaakov Mascetti, Chair of the Comparative Literature Department at Bar Ilan University. His #poem, 'Tell Me,' dedicated to the Memory of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, meditates on memory, loss, and faith.
We are not the only ones excited about our Miklat Project - check out Michael Rapaport on our own Mendel Horowitz's Helter Shelter!
Professor William Kolbrener talks about rediscovering poetry in 'Restoring Our Poetry, Our Infinite Book'
In Israel, the 'miklat' provides a safe space - protecting us from incoming threats. Outside of Israel, we search for news spaces as the old ones are no longer available. Our miklats are both solitary and shared, literal or metaphorical. Write about your miklat, your shelter, your safe space. Send you submission of 500 words to [email protected]
Professor William Kolbrener writes about his 'miklat' - shelter - in Gimme Shelter
