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.

|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.

|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
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.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Jerusalem highlights February 2-8

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

FEBRUARY 2, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN
From 'Still Waters into Living Colors'

Orson Welles tribute to take place at Jerusalem Cinematheque

Several of Welles’s works will be the subject of a tribute at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, starting on February 5 and running throughout the month. 

JANUARY 31, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
Orson Welles in Citizen Kane

Jerusalem highlights January 26-February 1

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

JANUARY 27, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN
CELLIST JULIAN STECKEL.

Aki-no Festival brings the best of Japanese cinema to Israel

This year’s Aki-no Festival features movies by some of the most acclaimed Japanese directors and will be held at the Jerusalem Cinematheque and the Tel Aviv Cinematheque in January.

JANUARY 19, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE from ‘Perfect Days.’

Jerusalem highlights January 19 – 25

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

JANUARY 19, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MAREK HLASKO: Israel in the 1950s, through his eyes.

Jerusalem highlights January 12-18

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

JANUARY 12, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN
THE TOWER of David Museum: Telling 4,000 years of Jerusalem history.

Jerusalem highlights January 5-11

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

JANUARY 6, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘NABUCCO’ BY Verdi: With Yaacof Rodin as Ishmael, and Neomi Pinkus and Rafael Polani (Illustrative)

Jerusalem Cinematheque to honor award-winning Natalie Portman

The Cinematheque will be showing some of her best-loved films throughout the month. 

JANUARY 4, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
NATALIE PORTMAN

Jerusalem highlights December 29-January 4

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

DECEMBER 31, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
WALTER HUSTON and Ruth Chatterton in ‘Dodsworth’

Cinematheques to showcase classic and modern Italian cinema

This program is already running in Tel Aviv and starts on December 31 in Jerusalem.

DECEMBER 28, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE from 'There's Still Tomorrow.'