Culture in jerusalem

Designs on Jerusalem: Hansen House hosts event devoted to everyday aesthetics around us

The week, which takes place July 9-16 at its perennial berth of Hansen House, feeds off major sporting events taking place around the globe and even here, this summer.

Alon Rotman’s Ole, in the Here to Cheer exhibition, resonates the wave movement known to soccer crowds around the world.
‘Menashe Kapra’ (see Thursday).

Jerusalem highlights: July 3-9

Bitul Torah playing cards (see Friday)

Jerusalem highlights: April 10 – April 16

Viewpoint from Tashach Path

Jerusalem Highlights: January 2 – January 8


Crafts and Design Biennale gets liftoff, at last

If you are looking to get a decent handle on the dizzying array of exhibits stretched across several interior spaces and outside spots over at the museum site, you’d better make a day of it.

ERAN LEDERMAN: ‘Sand Memories‘

I am a Jerusalemite

Jerusalem Foundation president Shai Doron is attempting to plan for the city’s long-term future once the crisis ends.

Jerusalem Foundation President Shai Doron

Coronavirus causes muted festivities over Purim

While there was still a definite Purim buzz about town in the modern city of Jerusalem on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, the celebrations were somewhat subdued.

A Jewish father and his children wearing their Purim costumes, in this case, inspired by the fictional character of Superman

Adraba Books store in Jerusalem, celebrates 10 years

Adraba doesn’t try to compete with the big chain retailers, but simply features a dazzling selection of books on virtually every subject, most of which can’t be found anyplace else in Israel

ADRABA BOOKSTORE: High-brow, yet fun.

Grapevine: Busy mayor

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion was one one of the few Israelis attending the dinner that President Reuven Rivlin hosted for foreign dignitaries attending the conference on Holocaust and antisemitism.

MAYOR MOSHE LION has gifted Jerusalemites of all stripes with new places to park themselves.

Shaon Horef - Jerusalem's outdoor winter festival

The festival traditionally hosts shows, across a broad spectrum of artistic disciplines, with the February 10 batch located within the Koresh-Shushan-Shlomzion Hamalka quarter.

THE CITY comes alive, and alight.

Anime and manga take Jerusalem

The layout of the convention is largely the same every year. Past the desk and up the stairs is a wide range of merchandise vendors.

COSPLAYERS DRESSED as characters from Kingdom Hearts, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency and other franchises pose following CAMI’s cosplay contest.

JeruStock brings family-friendly Woodstock to Jerusalem

Drug-and-alcohol-free event commemorates 50th anniversary of watershed music festival

A musical Kabbat Shabbat ended the JeruStock event. ( From Right to Left) Yankele Shemesh, who was at the original Woodstock, Kalman Flax, Maury Epstein and Daniel Levin

Sam Spiegel Film School names new director

Director Dana Blankstein-Cohen has been unanimously appointed as the new head of Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School.

Dana Blankstein-Cohen

Top Jerusalem official shuts down Shabbat music concert - without consent

A source close to the orchestra said the company received a call three hours before the festival began, leaving no time to prepare or inform people of an alternative.

THE JERUSALEM Baroque Orchestra, under Latvianborn Jerusalemite conductor David Shemer (right), will anchor the Vocal Fantasy Festival.