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 Cinematheque’s annual film, lecture, concert series hits 30

The series kicked off last month and will run through June, taking in a total of 15 multidisciplinary offerings, and will continue to offer some respite from the ongoing existential trials in Israel.

DECEMBER 23, 2023ByBARRY DAVIS
Jerusalem Cinematheque unveils renovated auditorium

Jerusalem highlights December 22-28

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

DECEMBER 22, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
SHAANAN STRETT appears in Karmiel during a previous Yom Ha'atzmaut performance.

Jerusalem highlights December 1-7

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

DECEMBER 2, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
PROBABLE PORTRAIT of Spinoza by Barend Graat, 1666

Czech, Taiwanese kids send messages of support to Israel

A Jerusalem exhibit under the auspices of the embassies of Taiwan and the Czech Republic, features supportive paintings and drawings by children aged five to 12 from both countries

NOVEMBER 25, 2023ByBARRY DAVIS
TAIWANESE SCHOOLCHILDREN draw on biblical references to show their support for Israel.

Jerusalem highlights November 10-16

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

NOVEMBER 10, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
CHURCH OF the Holy Sepulchre: Uneasily divided.

Jerusalem highlights October 20-26

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

OCTOBER 20, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
FERDINAND GOTTSCHALK & Jessie Busley in ‘Twelfth Night,’ Broadway, New Theatre.

Jerusalem Highlights September 22-28

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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘HEAVEN ONLY Knows’: Hadassah Berry at work.

Jerusalem highlights September 15-21

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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
SEE ALL manner of ‘shofars’ at the Biblical Museum of Natural History.

Jerusalem highlights September 8-14

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

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
GIOVANNI INSAUDO will perform in the Jerusalem Solo Dance Festival.

Jerusalem Cinematheque honors great German-Jewish director Lubitsch

Movie buffs should not miss the chance to see the work of one of the greatest Jewish directors of all time on the big screen.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
‘THE SHOP Around the Corner.’