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.

|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
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

Rami Heuberger was a prolific actor who appeared on stage, screen, and television. He passed away at the age of 61 after a long battle with cancer.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Shira Kamrad, ‘Jerusalem Beach.'

Jerusalem highlights : August 22-28

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

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN
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

William Shakespeare helped solidify the stereotype in the public imagination in his play 'The Merchant of Venice,' with his notorious depiction of the Jewish moneylender Shylock.

|ByRAFAEL MEDOFF

Theater Review: Romeo and Mum

The world of reality TV that Romeo mocks is kitschy, lowbrow and makes instant somebodies out of nobodies.

JUNE 25, 2018ByHELEN KAYE
A scene from 'Romeo and Mum' at the Cameri theater

Shakespeare comes to life in Jerusalem Public Theater’s ‘As You Like It’

There is a new English-speaking theater group in town, and for its first act it is proving that Shakespeare is fun.

JUNE 18, 2018ByYAKIR FELDMAN
'As You Like It' at the Jerusalem Public Theater

THEATER REVIEW: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

A rip-roaring French farce set in Tex-Mex carnival-land, complete with saguaro cacti, the requisite number of doors, a sombrero- and a serape-clad serenading guitarist.

APRIL 3, 2018ByHELEN KAYE
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at the Cameri Theater

Concert review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Director Ido Ricklin and set designer Alexander Lisianski’s video screenings on the back of the stage represented old-fashioned modernism.

JANUARY 9, 2018ByURY EPPSTEIN
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at the Israeli Opera

The making of a Jewish villain

Joseph Oppenheimer was many things to many people, but he was largely a victim of his own success.

DECEMBER 28, 2017ByTIBOR KRAUSZ
Villain (Illustrative)