Jerusalem Cinematheque

Jerusalem highlights: February 20-26

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|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

Grapevine, December 14, 2025: Affordable acting

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 13, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
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.

Jerusalem highlights: December 5-11

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DECEMBER 5, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
YMCA Christmas Fair

Jerusalem highlights: November 28-December 4

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NOVEMBER 28, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Quesadillas (Illustrative).

Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival features 40+ films exploring Jewish life

The festival will run from December 13 to 18 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, will feature over 40 movies from 15 countries, and will explore Jewish life in times of uncertainty, as well as stability. 

NOVEMBER 26, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
THE OPENING night film, ‘The Soundman.’

Woes, challenges, and triumph: A look at the 2025 Anthropological Film Festival

The lineup includes films from countries around the world, such as the US, China, France, India, the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Qatar, and Austria.

NOVEMBER 15, 2025ByBARRY DAVIS
‘ I Died’ is a sensitive portrayal of hard-working, resolute Mexican women and their fight for self-determination.

Jerusalem highlights: November 14-20

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NOVEMBER 14, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Micha Ullman’s ‘Water’ at Zion Square

Jerusalem highlights: November 7-14

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NOVEMBER 7, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Challah tours Jerusalem

Jerusalem International Women’s Film Festival announces its lineup

The festival will be held October 27-31.

OCTOBER 23, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
EVGENIA DODINA in ‘Mama,’ by Or Sinai, one of the films in the Jerusalem International Women’s Film Festival.

Jerusalem highlights: October 17-23

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OCTOBER 17, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
La Sonnambula

Jerusalem highlights: October 10-16

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OCTOBER 10, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Eyal Meir Berkovitz and Gal Meir Eisenkot