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New Superman movie: Immersive entertainment or commentary on Gaza war? - review

It would have been nice to have been able to enjoy it as pure entertainment, without having to weigh what those headline-grabbing border scenes were meant to evoke.  

 Superman, 2025.

Matti Caspi seeks aid for cancer treatment

 MATTI CASPI performs in 2015.

Moving through life: Tel Aviv Dance Festival returns to Suzanne Dellal Centre

 HANI SIRKIS in ‘Take Off.’

Laivy Miller: A chip off the Matisyahu block - concert review

 LAIVY MILLER, the son of Matisyahu, performs in Tel Aviv last week.

Jazz trumpeter Avishai Cohen to unload post-October 7 angst at Israel Festival

Avishai Cohen's latest record, 'Ashes to Gold,' packs an emotional punch and will be performed on July 16 in Jerusalem as part of this year’s Israel Festival.

 AVISHAI COHEN: I’m not sure this is my most personal record, but I think it’s my best!

Ishay Ribo’s Friday magic - concert review

Singer-songwriter Ishay Ribo performed a pre-Shabbat concert with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

 ISHAY RIBO performs with the Israel Philharmonic in Tel Aviv on Friday.

Ptil Tekhelet Educational Center: Israel's newest, bluest cultural venue

“The main takeaway from The Tekhelet Educational Center is the deep appreciation for a beautiful mitzvah.” 

 MAGICAL TRANSFORMATION of the ‘tekhelet’ dye.

A New Dawn for Israel’s War Orphans

Sunflowers Opens Five Healing Centers in the South

 Group session at one of the Sunflowers centers

The queen of Israeli cinema: Remembering Lia van Leer ahead of Jerusalem Film Festival

She was brilliant, visionary, charming, hardworking, funny, ambitious, extremely cultured, demanding, and imperious, so it’s no accident that she was eulogized by many as the queen of Israeli cinema.

 Lia van Leer with a Jerusalem Film Festival guest, legendary Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni, 1987.

Ron Leshem, Israeli-American who brought Euphoria and Bad Boy to life, takes stock of his life

The screenwriter/producer/novelist talks to The Jerusalem Post about his success in a medium where 'failure is the default.'

Guy Manster stars as the memorable hero of Ron Leshem's "Bad Boy."

'A Little Something': New album by 'Post' senior editor that touches on themes of war, hostages

Consisting of 11 songs that were written over the course of the past two years, the album is David Brinn’s second and is the fulfillment of a lifelong passion for music.

 Jerusalem Post senior editor David Brinn is seen recording music in his studio, in Ma'aleh Adumim.

A dystopia, an archaeology series, and a reboot: Three top shows to watch in Israel this weekend

"Wonder", a dystopian story featuring Noa Kirel, "Pirates of Antiquities", an archaeological special, and "And Just Like That...", a reboot that is losing its touch.

 Noa Kirel in "Wonder".

BGU Expands Global Reach: StandWithUs Conference and University Partnerships

From California to the Negev: BGU Builds Bridges with Future Leaders and Top Universities

 Danielle Goldwirth, Dr. Stavi Baram, Kathryn Paul, and Maura Kleeman Resnick (left to right)

ACUM awards music and literature prizes

Author Etgar Keret and composer Hagar Kadima receive Lifetime Achievement Awards.

 ETGAR KERET receives a Lifetime Achievement award from Roni Kuban.