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Jerusalem highlights: October 23-29

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Mark Wilf at The Jewish Agency: Building connection, unity, and trust

Mark Wilf visits a summer camp hosting Israeli teens from the Campers2Gether program

Israeli designer Arik Weiss discusses contribution to Marvel’s ‘Spider-Noir’ series

ARIK WEISS with his Emmy: ‘I’m no longer looking in from the outside.’

'Sheep in the Box': A pointless, sweet story of grief, robots - review

‘SHEEP IN THE BOX’ is about how a couple, grieving the loss of their young son who was killed in an accident two years before, decide to adopt an AI robot programmed to mimic their child.

Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ coming to Israel

The film, set to premiere in Israel on November 26, had a massive opening weekend in North America, opening to box office numbers not seen in more than 20 years for a narrative documentary.

OCTOBER 22, 2026ByHILA ROSEN, TNS

ELIZABETH HOLMES in ‘You Can See Everything,’ directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim.

Beneath a German lake, above a Nazi bunker: Israeli artist explores buried memory - feature

Israeli artist Yehudit Sasportas explores memory, trauma, and the passage of time through clay mines inscribed with Hebrew letters and submerged in a German lake above a Nazi-era bunker.

OCTOBER 21, 2026ByMILLA WOLMAN

Boy George joins Eretz Nehederet as election satire exposes 'monkey business' in Israeli politics

Boy George joins Eretz Nehederet for its final episode before Israel's elections, as the comedy show takes aim at Netanyahu, Eisenkot, campaign scandals, and political rivalries.

OCTOBER 21, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

Tom Yaar as Boy George on Eretz Nehederet on Tuesday night.

Ramat Gan's G27 makes culinary comeback six months after devastating Iranian missile strike

Six months after an Iranian missile strike nearly destroyed G27 in Ramat Gan, the kosher bistro has reopened with a fresh concept, three daily menus, and indulgent dishes worth the trip.

OCTOBER 21, 2026ByWALLA

The G27 restaurant in Ramat Gan's Ramat Chen neighborhood, pictured before it was damaged by an Iranian missile strike in March 2026.

Be’eri inaugurates new bike park as kibbutz works toward recovery

The Western Negev facility is expected to host the Israeli Pump Track Championships and the country’s first Pump Track World Championship qualifier.

OCTOBER 20, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Kibbutz Be’eri inaugurated a new bike park, funded by Sylvan Adams, in partnership with the nonprofit Israel Cycling Academy and Kibbutz Be’eri

Tel Aviv's Zemack Gallery goes on an American Dream ‘Road Trip’ with artist Yigal Ozeri

Israeli-born painter Yigal Ozeri returns to themes of American iconography in his new solo exhibition, Road Trip, debuting October 22 at the Zemack Gallery in Tel Aviv.

OCTOBER 19, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

YIGAL OZERI’S ‘Forgotten Motel,’ 30x30 inches, oil on canvas, 2026.

Eretz Israel Museum to host 'MUZA on the Line' at Tel Aviv Light Rail's Allenby station

The exhibition showcases the talents of more than 20 prominent Israeli artists and creators, including Meira Una, Dafna Birger, and Esti Drori.

OCTOBER 19, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

ALLENBY STATION, Tel Aviv. The exhibition aims to bring culture directly into public spaces traversed by thousands of commuters every day.

Rebels, romance, and revolution: Hollywood classics return to the big screen in Tel Aviv

The Tel Aviv Museum of Art celebrates American cinema of the 1960s and 70s with screenings of Hollywood classics, from The Graduate to Easy Rider, October 22-24.

OCTOBER 19, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN