culture

The curtain goes up on musical ‘Vilna’

'Vilna' is the brainchild of Kevin and Allison Cloud, a married writing team in Kansas City, and Lisa Kenner Grissom, a playwright and screenwriter in Los Angeles.

By GEORGE MEDOVOY
13/05/2024

Jerusalem Highlights May 10 – May 16

Editor’s note: Due to the current security situation, events listed below may be postponed or canceled. Check before booking, and stay safe.

Parashat Kedoshim: A society that worships wisdom and understanding is a holy one

This weeks Parasha teaches us that Judaism’s attitude toward the elderly is one of respect and understanding.

Past Israeli Eurovision winner sends encouraging message to Eden Golan ahead of performance

Eurovision winner Gali Atari, from 1979's Milk and Honey, reminds Golan to remember

By NERIA BARR
09/05/2024

Museum Day offers free admission to over 100 institutions

Some of the strides taken by our repositories of artworks and other important artifacts will be accessible – and free of charge – on May 9, when this year’s Museum Day event takes place.

06/05/2024

Documentary 'The Shoshani Riddle' takes KAN 11

The Shoshani Riddle has become a cult movie as it has screened at cinematheques around Israel for several months, with audiences staying to hear more about Shoshani at enthusiastic Q&A sessions. 

Harmony amid strife: Jewish a cappella group's resilient 'fight song' for passover

The video for the song includes the members of the a cappella group sitting a a seder table, singing on an IDF tank, waving Israeli flags, and otherwise showing support for Israel and its war effort.

Acclaimed Jewish-American novelist Paul Auster dies at 77

Auster’s work straddles the divide between the middlebrow and the highbrow.

Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ tackles a Holocaust love story based on real events

The series will also feature an end-title song by the legendary Jewish artist and EGOT holder Barbra Streisand.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
22/04/2024

Israeli drama series ‘Northern Storm’ erupts on screen

The series, which opens with a disclaimer that it was conceived of and filmed before October 7, looks at how 8200 cracks a ring of Hezbollah operatives who infiltrate Israel.

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