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Idan Raichel joins Andrea Bocelli in Dubai
Scorsese's interviewers told him he would always be welcome at TAU.
The family-tailored event will be broadcast on the Jerusalem institution’s YouTube channel on December 10, starting at 6:30 p.m.
It was held as an act of protest against the fact that the government is ignoring the plight of people who work in the culture and events industry.
UMG declined to say how much the deal was worth but it was likely to have swelled the coffers of the man who once wrote "money doesn't talk, it swears" by many millions of dollars.
Tel Aviv was one of 60 stops on the planned tour.
The garden is a center for entertainment, tourism and cultural events as well as for education, training and research.
"It's been one of the greatest joys in my life to play this character," said Gadot.
Conductor Andrew Parrott will accompany the musicians as they prepare for the concert and will conduct via zoom from his home in Oxford.
This year’s roster features a broad sweep of bands and artists
For Horesh, the issues raised in the film speak to innate inequalities inherent in the Chief Rabbinate's laws.
The two women launched their London-based production, financing and international sales company for feature films and television 12 years ago.
Upcoming movies affected include "The Suicide Squad," a new version of "Dune" and a "Matrix" sequel.
The 37th Jerusalem Film Festival will run December 10-20 online.
A new film looks at Palestinian youngsters and how their lives are impacted by the continuing Israeli occupation of their living and breathing space.
After months of lockdown in the city, an invitation for a drive on the slopes of the Golan Heights was exactly what the doctor ordered.
After two and a half months in which it was closed to the general public following the spread of the coronavirus in Israel, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art reopened last Tuesday.
There is still a possibility that filmmakers will participate in in-person screenings with very small audiences, but nothing definite has been announced yet.
This effectively brings an end to a 20-year legal battle.
“It’s the 21st century, it’s no longer about good and bad guys. We’ve gone past that point. It’s about two conflicting narratives, each of which is searching for its own portrait of victory.”
Directed by Brenda Chapman (Brave), Come Away is very good at conveying the magic of a child’s world
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra's principal bassoonist celebrates birthday
The Doll – The World Within runs from Friday, November 27- Saturday, December 5, at Arena Mall, 2 Ha-Shunit St., Herzliya Pituah.
The Tel Aviv landmark contains the story and works of a remarkable life
This is the first time the music of Avishai Cohen has been remastered and presented in such an exclusive way
This will be done to raise awareness for incorporating children with disabilities into society.
Sigdiada started in 2012, and this year it marks its ninth edition.
His life was a deeply moving artistic journey that had the merit of rejoining cultures and hearts.
The awards will be given to nine scientists and artists, each receiving a grant of about NIS 150,000.
Anglos seeking English-language content can now enjoy a rich variety.
The annual festival introduces some 200 viewers from across the globe to the new theatrical works in Israel.
The event will be broadcast globally on December 6 at 9 p.m. Israel time, and will be free for the public.
The “Mundane Heights” exhibition, which opened virtually a couple of weeks ago, is an aptly and oxymoronically named venture.
Hadas Pal-Yarden performs songs in Ladino time at the Oud Festival
The 16th Jazz Globus Festival takes place on November 22-26; although, like almost every cultural event these days, events will be streamed online.
It will feature the best of recent French comedies, as well as some classics from years gone by.
There will be prizes totaling NIS 500,000 that will be given to award winners.
Jazz Globus normally takes place at the downtown Harmony hall, but this time the shows will be broadcast via YouTube.
The film paints a portrait of a secular man who was drawn to Judaism and Jewish subjects and a businessman who lived an intensely intellectual life.
The Internet-facilitated audience on Sunday may recognize some of the numbers, including songs made famous by the likes of Yehoram Gaon.
Veteran filmmaker kept working till he was past his mid-eighties
How should we look for the language of this story about genocide, about the Volhynia Massacre, and how can one make it universal and comprehensible?
This year’s international festival highlights some of the best Israeli documentary films from recent years.
Members of the chorus make about NIS 50,000-60,000 per year, depending on how much they work, which is on the borderline of the minimum wage.
Two eclipses and a short, sharp shock
American-Jewish star talks about playing Marcel Marceau in Jerusalem film fest’s ‘Resistance’
The women wore t-shirts on which it was written both their name and their age on the front, and the slogan "Give us back the culture!" on the back.
The film, which will air next year, stars Andrew Scott (of “Fleabag” and “Black Mirror”) and Ruth Wilson (“The Affair,” “Mrs. Wilson”)
Guest of honor Martin Parr's work goes beyond Parr for the visual course
This is an unusual year for the Israeli film industry, to put it mildly, because the coronavirus has forced theaters to stay shut since March.
Twenty years after it took its first tentative steps into the world of cultural enterprise, the festival has come of age, and is clearly rising to the occasion this time round.
The Magazine spoke to the Ohalecha management husband-and-wife team of Meir-Simchah and Devora Panzer, as well as the center’s musical director, David Frankel, about the upcoming event.
At a time when gay sex was still illegal in Britain, their decision to break ranks with then prime minister Neville Chamberlain’s policy of appeasing Hitler in the 1930s was all the more courageous.
This book has many valuable lessons for children, particularly during this time of political unrest and increasing intolerance and antisemitism.
“By any rational analysis,” write the authors, “Israel should not exist at all, let alone be a thriving powerhouse of a country.
“Get rid of the clutter,” we’re told. Not me. I’ll go on collecting mementos and memories until I die.
His newest collection includes a 'Face It' handbag, shaped like a mask.
It takes in a motley array of exhibits spread around downtown Tel Aviv feeding off more than 30 projects created by local and non-Israeli artists.
This is an unusual year for the Israeli film industry, to put it mildly, because the coronavirus has forced theaters to stay shut since March.
'Sublet' stars Tony Award-winning actor John Benjamin Hickey as a New York Times travel writer grieving a loss who comes to Tel Aviv to research an article.
60 years ago, the only museum devoted to Japanese art in the Middle East opened. President Reuven Rivlin met with the Japanese Ambassador for the occasion.
It was not a show about Trebek; the trivia spoke for itself.
As always, it will feature the best of recent movies of Jewish interest — including feature films, documentaries, short films and animated films, from Israel and around the world.
Somehow, the “impersonal” digital presentation fit the bill to a tee, in more than one sense.
Suddenly, as the coronavirus pandemic casts a long shadow over Israeli life, it seems Israelis want to look back at the country’s two most devastating wars in terms of loss of life.
There will be online panels and events with actors and filmmakers, including with Jesse Eisenberg, who stars in one of the festival films, Resistance.
The opening-night screening of the drive-in part of the festival will be the latest film by acclaimed Danish director, Thomas Vinterberg, called Another Round.
Eligible candidates for the prize must have made Aliyah from an English-speaking country, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, and the US.
Here We Are is nominated for 10 Ophir Awards including the best picture, director, screenplay and acting awards.
Other countries without ties with Israel such as Indonesia and Malaysia have also expressed interest in coming, should they qualify in the upcoming tournament for their region.
Watching Connery – who was handsome but also projected qualities that made him so much more than just a pretty face – on the big screen was one of the purest joys of moviegoing.
The week will also include a classic-car road trip from Tel Aviv to the north of Israel organized by ENIT and Alfa Romeo.
The closing movie, Kiss Me Kosher, is a German/Israeli romantic comedy that tells the story of two generations of Israeli women who fall for a German woman and a Palestinian man.
In a virtual press conference, Shabat told of his continuous struggle with COVID-19, even after his release. "But," he insisted, "I could still pick up my guitar and sing."
A number of new offerings have been made available on TV, VOD and streaming services.
The proposed series will be six parts and will be titled The Leader
One of the museum’s neighbors has been closely following the reluctant disposal of tapestries, utensils and watches.
THE MUSEUM describes Time as “an interactive exhibition for the whole family” and invites members of the public of all ages to try their hand at “controlling time”.
“Esau,” a drama based on the novel by the same name by Israeli author Meir Shalev, stars Shira Haas, Harvey Keitel and Lior Ashkenazi.
Movie follows survivors of Tel Aviv suicide bombing as they travel across Europe in bid to understand religious extremism.
BIGI features programs from Israel and around the world, including such shows as Arthur, the kids’ version of Ninja Israel, Galis and many more.
The performance, which will be broadcast via YouTube, Facebook and on the ICO web site, takes place this evening (Thursday) at 8 p.m.
Until a day or so ago, over 200 works stored and exhibited at the museum were due to be offered for auction at Sotheby’s in London.
According to scholars, the church, which used pagan architecture, was founded on the site when Christianity became the official religion in Israel in the fourth century CE.
Others have claimed that the video, provocative as it may be, doesn't do anything that wasn't done countless times before.
The Nafah army base was recently in the news as the setting for the acclaimed Israeli television series on the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Valley of Tears on Channel Kan 11.
“Reb Shlomo is more alive than ever. There are so many people studying his teachings, sharing his teachings and uncovering new songs.”
"It is the first time I think for Israeli players and Sudanese players to interact socially in sports," said one of the participants.
Ganit Goldstein launched a virtual reality exhibition space to present one of the first fashion collections with cutting edge 3D printing.
This year’s online program runs October 27 to 29.
Natan Sharansky's memoir explores his struggles within the USSR, and during his Israeli political career.
The writer, a nephew of the Tichos, delivered these comments at the opening of the Anna Ticho “Lifescape” exhibit, on October 25, 2018.
This year’s significantly pared-down edition will take place at 1 p.m. on October 30 and goes by the title of “From the Drawer to Song – Choir Lab.”
In keeping with the times, the play, economically titled “Wiesenthal,” is digitally available anywhere in the world until Oct. 28.
Ben-Ari added that the videos should be videos and not pictures. If the videos catch three generations of family members together, then that's "magic," he said.
Gadot has a slight resemblance to Taylor that has gone unremarked upon until now.