Israel Institute for Advanced Studies

𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐈𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭-𝐢𝐧-𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢

Are you a student of Literature, Theater, or Film? Do you want to master the mechanics of a gripping story?

The Israel Institute for Advanced Studies invites you to 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩: "𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞?" 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢 (The Missing File, Three, Conviction).

As this year's Artist-in-Residence at the IIAS, Mishani will lead a deep dive into the architecture of the thriller:

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲: 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞?

Developing the Craft: Hands-on exercises designed to sharpen your narrative tension and keep readers on the edge of their seats.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:

Venue: Israel Institute for Advanced Studies, Givat Ram.
Date: Wed, 25/02/2026
Application Deadline: February 10, 2026.
Notifications: Selection results will be sent by February 17.

Important Note: To ensure an intimate and productive environment, availability is strictly limited. Participation is subject to a selection process.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn from a master of the genre.

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://iias.huji.ac.il/event/how-to-build-suspense-workshop

Jews and Christians in the Early Centuries: A Memorial Symposium in Memory of Prof. David Rokeah

On January 1, the IIAS hosted a memorial symposium marking the first anniversary of the passing of David Rokeah, a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a renowned expert in Ancient History.

The evening was organized by the Department of History and the Department of the History of the Jewish People and Contemporary Jewry. It brought together scholars to honor Prof. Rokeah's profound legacy in the study of Greco-Roman history and the Jewish experience during the Second Temple, Mishnah, and Talmud periods.

The symposium was chaired by Prof. Ayelet Even-Ezra, with opening remarks from Prof. Yitzhak Hen (Director of the IIAS) and Dr. Oded Zinger. The program featured lectures by Prof. Moshe David Herr, Prof. Albert Baumgarten, Prof. Oded Irshai, and Prof. Daniel Schwartz, reflecting the remarkable breadth of Prof. Rokeah’s scholarly contributions.

We honor his memory and the enduring impact of his research.