Maya Tevet Dayan on Being Israeli on Campus After October 7
From Jewish Crossroads: Jewish Identity in Times of Crisis by Tamar Ish Shalom
January 11, 2026 · 47 min · Season 2 · Episode 4
About this episode
Tamar Ish Shalom interviews Maya Tevet Dayan about her experiences as an Israeli on campus following the events of October 7.
In this episode of Jewish Crossroads, journalist Tamar Ish Shalom sits down with Maya Tevet Dayan for a deeply reflective conversation. Tevet Dayan is an Israeli poet, writer, and public intellectual, widely regarded as one of the most important voices in contemporary Israeli literature and feminism. A recipient of the Israeli Prime Minister’s Award for Literature, she holds a PhD in Indian philosophy and literature and has taught and lectured at leading universities in Israel and abroad for ...
People in this episode
Host: Tamar Ish Shalom
Guest: Maya Tevet Dayan
Topics covered
- Israeli identity
- campus life
- feminism
- literature
- October 7
Keywords
- Israeli poet
- public intellectual
- feminism
- Indian philosophy
- literature
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Israeli Prime Minister’s Award for Literature
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