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Holocaust survivor, troubled teen bond in ‘The Optimist’

Written and directed by Finn Taylor, the film is opening in theaters across the US on March 11 and will likely be released in Israel in the coming year.

STEPHEN LANG and Elsie Fisher in ‘The Optimist.’

Exhibition 'Yakir's Light' brings together art by a fallen soldier and his mother

The two artists whose work is in the ‘Yakir’s Light’ exhibition: Chaya Hexter and her son Yakir Hexter, who served as a combat engineer in the 8219th Battalion of the Commando Special Forces Unit and was killed in Gaza in January 2024.

Celebrate International Women’s Day on the small screen: Shows with strong women to watch

NATALIE DORMER, left, and Mia McKenna-Bruce in ‘The Lady.’

Jerusalem highlights: March 6-12

‘Princess Abigail and the Factory of Emotions’ (see Friday).

Want to take a shower without being interrupted by missiles? There's an app for that - review

Both sites feature English and Hebrew versions, and joined Hooked, the meet-singles-in-the-bomb-shelter-app as the latest examples of brilliant resilience from Startup Nation.

MARCH 6, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

A hot bath or a cold and invigorating shower can greatly help improve mood and overall feeling

Where campus meets kindergarten: HIT and Holon Municipality bring STEM to young learners

HIT and the Holon Municipality have launched a pilot program placing the institute’s students in local preschools to ignite a love of science from early childhood.

MARCH 5, 2026ByIN COLLBORATIONS WITH HIT, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

HIT's team headed by the President Prof. Eduard Yakubov and Holon's Municipality team headed by Mayor Shai Keinan with the students

Women redefining power in Israel

Six women lead with courage

MARCH 5, 2026ByIN COLLABORATION WITH BONOT ALTERNATIVA, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel needs a mother

It’s time for women to take the wheel

MARCH 5, 2026ByOMER STEINMETZ HASKEL

As Iran keeps attacking Israel, kids at home need to be entertained as sirens ring out

Back and forth to the shelters, with children who are out of school, they need to be entertained and reassured.

MARCH 3, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

Inside Out 2 is one of the movies which may entertain your children while Israel remains at war.

Online activities: Museums offer programs for kids during Operation Roaring Lion

There is likely no substitute for leaving the house and taking the kids places, but now that this is impossible, many museum and cultural organization websites offer online activities for children.

MARCH 3, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

Mask-making workshop in the style of Picasso on the Haifa Museum website

Single in the bomb shelter? This Israeli app lets you look for love during war with Iran

Once Operation Roaring Lion started, Hooked's developers quickly adapted it to where it was needed most: bomb shelters.

MARCH 3, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

Many Israelis saw their lives turned upside down with no warning, as rocket sirens sounded at all hours of the day and night, forcing millions into bomb shelters. Here, Israelis take shelter in a public underground facility during an Iranian ballistic missile barrage in Tel Aviv in June.

KKL-JNF unveils archival photos recalling the enduring joy of Purim celebrations

The photographs, dating from the 1920s through the 1950s, captured the vitality and communal creativity that defined the holiday during the British Mandate period and the early years of Israel.

MARCH 2, 2026ByKATERYNA POBEREZHNA