Most of the programs at the Jerusalem Cinematheque are free of charge.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz is more visually accurate than many other Holocaust dramas, with inmates looking disheveled and dirty. The violence is also appropriately graphic.
The series examines the drama caused by their being foreigners in a place that offers a stimulating artistic environment but is shadowed by the tragic history of the Holocaust.
Their self-deprecating likability lifts this series above its often formulaic script, and if you stick with it, it will be because you enjoy spending time in their company.
While this might sound like a plotline on Grey’s Anatomy, with these two, it could turn out to be much more interesting and might even be the next Israeli series that gets remade around the world.
The comedian invoked “Israel’s incessant bombing of civilians” in between jokes about the 2024 presidential candidates’ age.
What's new to watch on Israeli TV?
Masters of the Air focuses on four airmen, and unfortunately the development of these characters doesn’t match up to the level of the excitingly filmed dogfights.
Television is the ultimate escapist tool... at least it can be. But not necessarily in Israel.
Since it’s network television, it tries to cover all the bases in the controversy without causing any actual offense.