culture

Passover pastimes: Culture, the arts, and fun abound across the country over the holiday period

Passover, the traditional spring holiday, beckons with its spread of cultural and leisure time events up and down the country for all ages.

14/04/2025

Jerusalem Cinematheque screens classic films for 50th anniversary

The movies include Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane (1941), Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957), Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959), and more.

Archaeologists discover mass Chuquibamba Culture grave in Peru

Anthropological analysis suggests all individuals died from traumatic injuries, indicating they were victims of armed conflict.

Greek ministry of culture proceeds with restoration of Dion's ancient agora

Central Archaeological Council unanimously approves conservation of significant ceramic kiln.

The hostages were not forgotten at Israel’s television awards

Writer Galit Hoogi hosted the broadcast, in which a special award was given to 10 women journalists who have covered the hostages and their families throughout the year.

Ancient Scandinavians may have sailed 100 km between Denmark, Norway

Study finds that regular open sea crossings of the Skagerrak began by 2300 BC using Bronze Age boats.

Samaria Theater: A look at West Bank's first repertory theater's debut performance

Artistic director Nathan Ravitz wants to reach all sorts of audiences, secular and religious, and make the theater accessible to those who can’t travel to big cities due to traffic or security.

05/04/2025

‘That’s Simchas Torah’: The Jewish Val Kilmer moment you might have missed

Val Kilmer’s iconic Simchas Torah punchline in ‘Top Secret!’ brings back memories for fans after his death.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
05/04/2025

Casting his shadow over time

“In the Shadow of Time,” Eduard Shyfrin’s new album, is a tour de force of music and meaning .

By CLAIRE HOWARD , IN COLLABORATION WITH EDUARD SHYFRIN
04/04/2025

‘Horse with No Name’ is a movie with no plot

A new film, 'Horse with No Name' by Asaf Asulin, opens in theaters around Israel on Thursday.

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