Jerusalem Cinematheque

Jerusalem highlights: February 20-26

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

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Red Tent’ exhibition of works by Michal Tamir (see Saturday).
A SCREEN GRAB of Claude Lanzmann driving, from the documentary, ‘All I Had Was Nothingness’.

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.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
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.

|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.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Jerusalem Highlights: April 18-24

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APRIL 18, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
The music of Jemaa El Fna.

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
A SCENE from ‘Citizen Kane.’

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
‘El Coloso’ by Francisco de Goya.

Jerusalem highlights: March 7-13

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MARCH 7, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Martha Argerich

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
LIA VAN LEER

Jerusalem Highlights: February 21-27

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
LAUREY (MAYA CHAIKIN) and CURLEY (GIDI NAGGAN) in Oklahoma!

Jerusalem highlights: February 14-20

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Bass-baritone Alex Esposito as Dulcamara.

Classic and new romance movies for Valentine’s Day

The Jerusalem Cinematheque will celebrate Valentine’s Day this year with a special program called Whirlwind Romance.

FEBRUARY 11, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
HUMPHREY BOGART and Ingrid Bergman in ‘Casablanca.’

Jerusalem highlights: January 10-16

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

JANUARY 10, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Jerusalem Cinematheque unveils renovated auditorium