Arts
The women opening doors into Jerusalem’s art world: Three orgs. helping immigrant artists
To celebrate the launch of the Baka Artists' Community dedicated to olim, Jerusalemites showed their enthusiastic support at the exhibition venue, the Greater Baka Community Center.
From Nazi-era escapes to October 7 memories: David Breuer-Weil's art comes to Israel
Looking back at Patrick Stewart's Israeli movie, 'Hunting Elephants'
German artist Barbara Hines unveils first solo exhibit in Israel after discovering Jewish roots
Jerusalem highlights: October 9 – October 15
What's new to do in Israel's capital?
From ruins, regrowth: Artists answer October 7 with humanity
An exhibition at the Bible Lands Museum brings together artists who had to find their way back to the studio after the massacre and asks whether a people can grow again.
'Tell Me Everything' wins Best Picture at Ophir Awards, earns Israel’s Oscar submission
Tell Me Everything won Best Picture and 9 other awards at the Ophir Awards and will go on to be considered for the Best International Feature Academy Award.
Two three-day cultural festivals to mark Sukkot with poetry, dance, and eco-tours
At Confederation House, the poetry festival operates under the theme “Poets Are Called Alive in Death.” The event utilizes the traditional sukkah as a metaphor for an inner artistic sanctuary.
Jerusalem highlights: August 28 - September 3
What's new to do in Israel's capital?
DocuText returns to Jerusalem with documentaries on October 7, Israeli culture, and Jewish identity
The festival often opens and closes with music-themed films screened in the garden, and this year is no exception.
New exhibition at Tel Aviv University explores the relationships behind Israeli art
Exploring three remarkable artistic relationships, the exhibition reveals how personal connections inspired creativity, collaboration, and lasting artistic influence.
Palestinian-Israeli filmmaker's tragedy about honor killings wins top prizes at Monte-Carlo
It was produced both as a four-part television series for Makan, Israel’s Arabic-language public television channel, and as a feature-length work for theatrical and festival release.
Chair of Britain’s largest arts center to step down amid antisemitism scrutiny
Chair of the Southbank Centre Misan Harriman will step down this autumn after controversy over antisemitism allegations and social media posts about Israel, amid scrutiny by UK officials.
Exit, pursued by a… cat? Feline friend steals show at production of Romeo and Juliet in Turkey
To his credit, Romeo, played by Brazilian dancer Pedro Seara, managed to lie nearly perfectly still, only cracking a small smile as the cat affectionately named ‘Romeow’ by netizens, rolled by him.