culture

Museum Day offers free admission to over 100 institutions

Some of the strides taken by our repositories of artworks and other important artifacts will be accessible – and free of charge – on May 9, when this year’s Museum Day event takes place.

06/05/2024

Documentary 'The Shoshani Riddle' takes KAN 11

The Shoshani Riddle has become a cult movie as it has screened at cinematheques around Israel for several months, with audiences staying to hear more about Shoshani at enthusiastic Q&A sessions. 

Harmony amid strife: Jewish a cappella group's resilient 'fight song' for passover

The video for the song includes the members of the a cappella group sitting a a seder table, singing on an IDF tank, waving Israeli flags, and otherwise showing support for Israel and its war effort.

Acclaimed Jewish-American novelist Paul Auster dies at 77

Auster’s work straddles the divide between the middlebrow and the highbrow.

Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ tackles a Holocaust love story based on real events

The series will also feature an end-title song by the legendary Jewish artist and EGOT holder Barbra Streisand.

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22/04/2024

Israeli drama series ‘Northern Storm’ erupts on screen

The series, which opens with a disclaimer that it was conceived of and filmed before October 7, looks at how 8200 cracks a ring of Hezbollah operatives who infiltrate Israel.

Safe Place Festival presents theater for those with autism

The Safe Place Festival offers sensory-friendly activities and performances for those on the autism spectrum, aiming to create inclusive experiences for all.

Best international art movies to be featured in the Epos film festival

The opening event will be a screening of Saskia Boddeke’s Inside My Heart

NY club cancels Israeli band over 'The Jews' name

The hard-rock band, also known as I.U.D.M., which is planning an American tour next month, got word from the Brooklyn Monarch that their scheduled May show will not go on.

‘A Room of His Own’ interweaves personal and national stories

The movie is a riveting look at a troubled, brilliant, and very endearing teenage boy, Uri (Gilad Lederman, in an amazing movie debut), who has a hugely challenging family situation.

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