David Stromberg is a writer, translator, and literary scholar whose recent work has appeared in Speculative Nonfiction, EastWest Literary Forum, and the Los Angeles Review of Books, among other publications. His latest book is A Short Inquiry into the End of the World, and his edited collection of Isaac Bashevis Singer's essays will be published in May. He was born in Israel, grew up in Los Angeles, and lives in Jerusalem.
David Stromberg
The Whole World in His Hands
What a digital restoration of the most expensive painting ever sold tells us about beauty, authenticity, and the fragility of existence
by David Stromberg | Thursday, June 15, 2023
Once Upon Another Fraught Time …
The power of Yiddish children’s literature
by David Stromberg | Thursday, June 02, 2022
Putin’s Gambit
What if Russia’s motives in Ukraine are even more insidious than we think?
by David Stromberg | Wednesday, March 09, 2022
Remaking a Killing
How a brutal double homicide in 19th-century France enflamed the imagination of a great Russian novelist
by David Stromberg | Monday, November 01, 2021
Night Train to Riga
Two stories of love, heartbreak, and escape
by David Stromberg | Thursday, June 17, 2021
The Real Reality Principle
Our actions, or inactions, have consequences that we can never truly know
by David Stromberg | Saturday, February 27, 2021
Coronavirus in the Shadow of the Holocaust
When we look at the pandemic raging around us, do we really know what it is we’re witnessing?