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Oh! Magazine

The literary magazine Oh! was founded in 2005 by the poet, translator and editor Dr. Dory Manor. Since then, it has been published regularly twice a year, edited by Dory Manor and the poet, writer and translator, Sivan Beskin. Oh! is well-known in Israel for its excellent publications of original works and translations, each issue containing 200-500 pages. The first issues were published by Ahuzat Bayit Publishing House. Currently, Oh! is published by Oh! Association for Hebrew Literature, which is a non-profit organization, and distributed by Ha-Kibbutz ha-Meuchad.

Oh! encourages new generations of poets and writers, and offers them a permanent home to publish their work, regardless of the book market's whims and pursuit for ratings motivated the founding of the association and publication of the literary magazine. Oh! also publishes major writers and poets of various generations: Shimon Adaf, Benny Mer, Dror Mishani, Yuval Shimoni, Dror Burstein, Nurit Gertz, Moshe Sakal, Anna Herman, Sivan Beskin, Roy Chen, Almog Behar, Lilac Nathaniel, Alon Hilo, Efrat Mishori, Reuven Nemder, Yaara Shechori, Shimon Buzaglo, Matan Hermoni, Yaakov Biton, Nano Shabtai, Shlomi Hatuka, the late translator and Israel Prize laureate Nili Mirsky, the late Yehoshua Knaz, Israel Prize laureate Prof. Dan Miron, poet translator Israel Prize laureate Shimon Zandbank, the late Ronit Matalon and many others. Many writers and poets, whose works were first published in "Oh!" have won prestigious awards and have become highly respected. 

The 12th issue of the magazine published, for the first time, eleven of Dalia Ravikovich's concealed poems which aroused great interest among readers, critics and scholars. Issue No.16 (450 pages) was dedicated, for the first time, to Arabic and Yiddish poetry and essays that were translated into Hebrew. Issues No.13, 18 and 22 gathered diverse anthologies of world poetry, from Homer to contemporary poetry. Issue No. 20 was dedicated to nearly 100 essays that tried to provide an answer to the question: "What is literature?". In the 21th issue we published for the first time forgotten poems by the poets Zelda Schneurson Mishkovsky and Avraham Ben-Yitzhak.

Oh! initiates collaboration with musicians to compose music for poems published in the magazine and present them in joint performances. So far, musicians such as Shlomi Shaban, Rona Keenan, Maor Cohen, Ninet Tayeb, Eran Tzur, Ram Orion, Tsvika Pick, Chava Alberstein and many others have participated in Oh! events.

Oh! Association for Hebrew Literature

Oh! Association for Hebrew Literature is a non-profit organization, founded in 2007, Israel. Our goals are to restore poetry's central place in Hebrew culture; to incorporate Hebrew's long tradition of contemporary prose and poetry with translated world literature; to restore the solid foundation of art and emphasize writers' technical mastery of the elements of their art.

Via Oh! magazine, The 21st book series and multiple activities, we Introduce a new generation of writers for the Hebrew literature readers. The Association preserves the heritage of Jewish and Hebrew literature, while directing the spotlight on unique cultural phenomena, and encouraging cultural pluralism and interdisciplinary collaboration in art. 

In addition, the association conducts cultural and literary events and workshops. So far, we have held events at the Cameri Theater, Susan Dellal, Beit Bialik, Tmuna Theater, Beit Ariela Library, Nissan Nativ School Theater and more. Each of these events included poets and writers alongside musicians and actors. Members of the association volunteer to conduct literary workshops, meetings with readers in bookstores, and sponsoring poetry-launch events for new poets. 

The managing team of the association includes:

Avi Deul, CEO

Sivan Beskin, Chairperson, "Oh!" Hebrew Literature Association

Dr. Dory Manor, Literary Editor, "Oh!" Hebrew Literature Association