Jerusalem Cinematheque

Lanzmann’s 'Shoah' returns to Jerusalem in special Cinematheque tribute

Lanzmann’s genius was to understand that the details were the story, that in the deepest sense, it was impossible to memorialize the Holocaust without knowing exactly what happened.

JANUARY 18, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

A SCREEN GRAB of Claude Lanzmann driving, from the documentary, ‘All I Had Was Nothingness’.

DIANE KEATON as Annie Paradis in the iconic ‘First Wives Club.’

Jerusalem Cinematheque pays tribute to Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton, one of the most distinctive and endearing American actresses of all time, will be honored in showings of her most beloved films at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.

JANUARY 11, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Scene from the film, Proud Jewish Boy, by Isri Halpern.

Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival features story of Polish Jewish teenager who triggered Kristallnacht

In Proud Jewish Boy, documentarian Isri Halpern sets out to find the truth about the 17-year-old Jewish refugee who assassinated a German diplomat in Paris in 1938.

DECEMBER 15, 2025|ByHANNAH BROWN

Tovah Feldshuh poses on the red carpet for the film "Tuner", as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) returns for its 50th edition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 8, 2025.

Grapevine, December 14, 2025: Affordable acting

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 13, 2025|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Jerusalem Cinematheque screens classic films for 50th anniversary

The movies include Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane (1941), Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957), Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959), and more.

APRIL 9, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Let my people go have fun! 48 things to do for Passover in and near Jerusalem

48 ways to celebrate Passover – Fun In Jerusalem provides the guide

APRIL 6, 2025ByJOANNA SHEBSON, RONIT ANSBACHER

Children are seen spelunking in the Biyar Aqueduct.

Jerusalem highlights: March 28-April 3

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

MARCH 28, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Jerusalem highlights: March 7-13

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

MARCH 7, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Lia Fest: Jerusalem Cinematheque honors founder with women's film festival

The annual celebration commemorates Lia van Leer's legacy during a significant year marking a decade since her death, the centenary of her birth, and the Cinematheque's 50th anniversary.

MARCH 7, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN