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The Jewish Agency hosts New York screening of 'From October 6 to October 7'

The film chronicles the life of Chairman Doron Almog from the Yom Kippur War through to the events of October 7

(L to R) Melanie Bronfman, Mark Wilf, Doron Almog, Matthew Bronfman.

Jerusalem Film Festival announces international lineup featuring award winners, cult classics

The Samurai and the Prisoner, the latest film by Japanese master Kiyoshi Kurosawa, will be shown in the festival.

Lior Raz says Israelis in Hollywood are 'simply not afraid' at Tel Aviv Tuner premiere

Pitchon Lev receives Knesset Speaker’s Award

Eli Cohen, CEO of Pitchon-Lev with Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana

United Hatzalah expands amidst crisis

Their Psychotrauma & Crisis Response Unit stands as a testament to the power of committed volunteerism to bolster national emergency response infrastructure

JUNE 23, 2026ByIN COLLABORATION WITH UNITED HATZALAH, RONNIE ROSENMAN

Director of the Psychotrauma Unit for UNITED HATZALAH conforts an Israeli woman who witnessed a terror attack in front of the National Police Headquarters in Jerusalem on October 9, 2016.

David Nipo at Rothschild Fine Art: The anatomy of a gaze

Exhibit combines hyper-realistic still lifes, Adina Nipo poetry.

JUNE 21, 2026ByNERIA BARR

‘APPLE OF MY EYE’ from David and Adina Nipo’s joint show at Rothschild Fine Art.

Eyal Wahab reconnects with Yemenite heritage at Jerusalem’s Hullegeb festival

From rock fan to cultural ambassador, Eyal Wahab has turned his Yemenite roots into a vibrant musical career.

JUNE 21, 2026ByBARRY DAVIS

Eyal Wahab makes a habit of creating musical instruments from discarded objects.

What to watch this week: ‘Unconditional’ series grips, Israeli women’s magazine history revealed

TV Time: The history of the magazine, which began publishing a year before the establishment of the state, is the subject of an engaging new documentary, 'LAISHA – The Story of a Women’s Magazine'.

JUNE 20, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

COVERS FROM ‘LAISHA,’ taken from the documentary ‘LAISHA – The Story of a Women’s Magazine.’

Jerusalem highlights: June 19-25

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JUNE 19, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Abate Berihun, sax player. (see Tuesday).

‘Sentimental Value’ is a beautiful drama of redemption in a show-biz family - review

Unquestionably the best-acted movie this year, 'Sentimental Value' is a character-driven, complex story about the drama of an extremely dysfunctional show-business family.

JUNE 17, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

STELLAN SKARSGARD (left) and Renate Reinsve in Sentimental Value.

Local government, national impact: Haim Bibas on shaping Israel’s future

The Federation of Local Authorities in Israel’s chairman discusses why municipalities have become Israel’s problem-solvers, and how they play a central role in addressing the country’s challenges

JUNE 17, 2026ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Haim Bibas, head of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel and mayor of Modi’in Maccabaim Re’ut.

Jerusalem Film Festival announces Israeli lineup

This year, the festival's Israeli program includes a wide-ranging lineup of feature films, documentaries, shorts, experimental films, and restored classics.

JUNE 17, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN