Shakespeare

Saul Rubinek’s new one-man show asks, is there ever a right time to play Shylock? 

“Playing Shylock,” opening in Brooklyn, imagines the cancellation of Shakespeare’s controversial play about the humiliation of a Jewish moneylender.

Saul Rubinek plays a version of himself in "Playing Shylock," about an actor whose dream to play Shakespeare's controversial Jewish character is thwarted by timid producers.
Rami Heuberger, Israeli actor and director, who passed away on August 28, 2025.

'Schindler’s List' Israeli actor Rami Heuberger dies at 61

 Shira Kamrad, ‘Jerusalem Beach.'

Jerusalem highlights : August 22-28

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump attends an America250 event in Des Moines, Iowa last week. Trump says he didn’t know the term ‘Shylock’ has antisemitic connotations, when he used it speaking of unscrupulous bankers, the writer notes.

Why ‘Shylock’ matters: No excuse for this antisemitic slur - opinion


Shakespeare in the South

Desert youth bask – and flourish – in the limelight

MIDDLE AND high school students from the Hevel Eilot region perform ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Elad Theater.

Clipa Theater takes on Shakespeare

The show will have its opening night on Wednesday, January 29th at 8:30pm and will include English subtitles.

‘A MIDSUMMER Night’s Dream in Space.’

Shakespeare for laughs: The Virgin Atlantic London in Tel Aviv Festival

The American troupe is principally coming over here to participate in the inaugural Virgin Atlantic London in Tel Aviv Festival, which takes in a range of disciplines in Tel Aviv November 27-30.

'Hamlet's Big Adventure!'

Meet the Israelis who are reconnecting modern Hebrew to Yiddish

Yiddish is doing a lot better than Hopi or Gaelic.

Yiddish land revisited Yiddish actor and singer Yoni Eilat depicted here reading a Yiddish newspaper

Iris Nesher’s ‘Out of Time’ exhibit documents an extraordinary love

“It would have been such a beautiful place to shoot the final photo,” which was planned for when Ari turned 18.

AN OFFERING from ‘Out of Time’ by Iris Nesher

The Shakespearean tragedy of Netanyahu - analysis

Had Shakespeare still been around today, he could have written a tragedy about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia September 12, 2019.

Exploring the Tel Aviv-London connection

Over four days in November, Israelis will be able to savor a slew of artistic creations from the UK

‘HAMLET’S BIG ADVENTURE’ will be performed by the aptly named Reduced Shakespeare Company

Saudi Vision 2030 – the British connection

The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is such an established feature of today’s Middle East that it comes as something of a surprise to realize that it is less than a hundred years old.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth greets Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, at Buckingham Palace in 2018

Updating ‘Ophelia’

Opera giant Barbara Hannigan and Israeli dance icon Rina Schenfeld team up

Rina Schenfeld (Bottom) and Barbara Hannigan collaborate in ‘Ophelia’

Shakespeare on the go

Now in its ninth year, this year’s play follows 2018’s Hamlet and previous productions

SHAKESPEARE ON THE GO