The European Night of Literature  celebrates the best of contemporary European literature.  This year’s theme is “European Love.”

We live in times marked by crisis, war, and constant change — both in Europe and here in Israel. What can literature offer us in such moments? During this year’s edition of the European Night of Literature, we will explore the concept of love in all its forms — romantic, familial, and love for nature. We will also reflect on the spiritual dimension of love, as well as its boundless and undefined manifestations.

On this evening, popular Israeli actors — Yossi Marshek, Suzanna Papian, and Alon Friedman — will take the audience on a literary journey through Europe, reading excerpts from selected novels and revealing the richness and diversity of European voices. And this is only the beginning of the European experience!

We invite you to join the panel with Israeli publishers and illustrators and to listen to a captivating conversation with renowned writer Ayelet Gundar-Goshen. Enjoy screenings of short films inspired by European literature and experience live music that will carry the spirit of the evening even higher.

The Polish book during this year’s European Night of Literature is “The Empusium” by Olga Tokarczuk (Hebrew translation: Miriam Borenstein | Achuzat Bayit, 2025)

More details about the book (in Hebrew)

30 October 2025, from 17:00

Address: Liebling Haus, Idelson 29, Tel Aviv

Free entry

In the programme:

Rooftop

17:00 – 17:30 – Welcome Drink

17:30 – 17:40 – Greetings

17:40 – 18:25 – Conversation with Publishers: Yoav Reiss, Tamar Peled, Sarai Shavit

18:30 – 19:05 – Story Time – Reading of exceprts from 5 novels by Israeli actors: Yossi Marshek, Suzanna Papian, Alon Friedman

19:05 – 19:20 – Short Music Intermezzo by Omer Goshen

19:20 – 20:00 – Story Time – Reading of exceprts from next 5 novels by Israeli actors: Yossi Marshek, Suzanna Papian, Alon Friedman

20:00 – 20:30 – Music by Omer Goshen

20:30 – 21:15 – Guest Author Discussion: Ayelet Gundar-Goshen in conversation with Julia Fermentto-Tzaisler

Café

21:30 – 23:00 – Late-Night Workshop with Illustrator Leia Muslow

Gallery

17:00 – 21:30 – Short Movies Loop

Partners of the event: European Delegation to Israel, Goethe Institute, Czech Centre, Austrian Cultural Forum, Polish Institute, Romanian Cultural Institute, Embassy of Portugal, Instituto Cervantes, Embassy of France, Institut Français, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Embassy of Lithuania, Lithuanian Culture Institute, Czech Embassy in Tel Aviv