Venice

From visiting to belonging: Micol Radzik's path to aliyah

Not a sudden move but a long decision, how Israel became home through patience, purpose, and planning.

Micol Radzik on the Tayelet in Tel Aviv, 2019.
People enjoy a gondola ride on the Grand Canal, where the canal's water has been dyed green in a protest organised by the "Extinction Rebellion" climate activists, in Venice, Italy, November 22, 2025.

Greta Thunberg, other activists fined, banned from Venice after Grand Canal dyed green

Hasidic Jews look at directions from a London street map in Westminster in Westminster, London, England, 18 June, 2025.

'A serious and unacceptable act': Venetian mayor condemns antisemitic attack on Jewish tourists

Kaouther Ben Hania poses with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize for "The Voice of Hind Rajab" during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, September 6, 2025.

'The Voice Of Hind Rajab' wins runner-up award at Venice Film Festival


AI can help historians unravel ancient texts

The new algorithm will assist in solving historic mysteries, as its ability to date and locate has been proved to be very accurate.

Artificial intelligence

Welcoming Rosh Hashanah in the Venice Ghetto

In the Ghetto Vecchio, many of the 500 members of the Jewish community of Venice gathered in the Spanish Synagogue and the Levantine Synagogue to celebrate the High Holidays.

 A VIEW OF the Spanish synagogue

Hagai Levi’s 40-year journey to ‘Scenes from a Marriage’

A sexy meme of Isaac kissing Chastain’s arm on the red carpet has gone viral, earning more than seven million views.

 HAGAI LEVI

How to run a film festival during a pandemic

In sleek motorboats and designer fashions, the stars return in full force to the Venice Film Festival.

 SCENES FROM the Venice Film Festival.

Flying boats may just be the answer to stop Venice sinking into the water

This Swedish tech company hope to provide Venice with emission-free, silent, and harmless waterborne transport at a low cost, preventing further erosion to the city's structure.

An empty canal is seen after the spread of coronavirus has caused a decline in the number of tourists in Venice, Italy, March 1, 2020

Venice deploys flood barrier for first time as storm drives up tide

Some experts worry the flood defense system will be overwhelmed by the rising seas that recent climate-change models have predicted.

An empty canal is seen after the spread of coronavirus has caused a decline in the number of tourists in Venice, Italy, March 1, 2020

Amos Gitai film premieres at International Venice Film Festival

This is the seventh time that one of Gitai’s films has taken part in the main competition at Venice, which awards the prestigious Golden Lion prize.

AMOS GITAI with his cast.

Venice lowers gondola passenger capacity due to weight gain in tourists

"When [the boat] is fully loaded, the hull sinks and water enters. Advancing with over half a ton of meat on board is dangerous,” Roveratto said.

Tourists wearing protective masks travel on a gondola in Venice, Italy, February 7, 2020.

Venice canals clear canals as Italians sit in quarantine

As coronavirus shuts more people into their homes, the canals of Venice have become still and lack their usual boat traffic.

An empty canal is seen after the spread of coronavirus has caused a decline in the number of tourists in Venice, Italy, March 1, 2020

Italian politician attacked by youths in Venice shouting about Anne Frank

Former member of parliament Arturo Scotto was punched in the face by the youths, even though he's not Jewish.

Venice, Italy