Culture in Israel

From canvas to country: Israeli artists turn landscape into ideology and memory

The landscape of the Land of Israel has never been neutral. Shaped by longing, ideology, and memory as much as by sight, artists have repeatedly turned the land into an idea.

YEHUDA ARMONI, ‘Capriccio’
THE CHIZBATRON, (1948) by Arieh Navon

Ink and irony: A closer look at the cartoonist who chronicled Israel’s formative years

THE TROUPE

Laughing through it: Israeli comedy films to celebrate Independence Day

RENANA RAZ defines her independent status through a constant tension between freedom and responsibility

Independence is a dance between freedom and responsibility, Renana Raz tells 'Post'


Music to our ears, and hearts: How music shaped Israel’s identity over 78 years

The 1967 Six Day War changed everything, as this then-fledgling country, bursting with self-confidence, began to open up to the Western world.

YOAV KUTNER has charted much of the evolution of Israeli music.

Grapevine, April 24, 2026: Israel loves Milei!

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Alon Ohel (right) accompanied by his brother, Ron.

Jerusalem highlights: April 10 – April 16

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

Bitul Torah playing cards (see Friday)

Miriam on screen: Great films depicting biblical trailblazers to watch during Passover

Miriam’s legacy as a defiant artist is rarely center stage in the great biblical epics, but her spirit lives on in cinema’s most modern heroines.

EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (2014) Pictured: Christian Bale as Moses.

Voices Israel anthology 2025: Celebrating English poetry shaped by war, love, and memory

War, love and memory intertwine in Voices Israel’s 2025 anthology, a powerful collection of global poetry shaped by Oct. 7 and beyond.

Typewriter.

Passover 2026: Great films to watch dur­ing the hol­i­day

TV Time: From biblical epics to new streaming hits, here’s what to watch this Passover week.

A SCENE from 'The Prince of Egypt'

From Euphoria to Red Hot Chili Peppers: What to watch in Israel this week

TV Time: A new Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary, Euphoria’s return, and a comedy classic lead this week’s picks.

ZENDAYA is in the third season of ‘Euphoria.’

‘Maigret and the Dead Lover’: Bringing French detective back to big screen - review

For those who enjoyed the books, the movie will bring them back to the atmosphere of the police headquarters on the Quai des Orfevres. 

DENIS PODALYDÈS plays author Georges Simenon’s distinguished inspector Maigret in ‘Maigret and the Dead Lover’

Israeli artist Idan Raichel blends music, art and desert magic in 'Fata Morgana'

Idan Raichel’s desert festival “Fata Morgana” blends music, art and resilience amid a time of war and uncertainty.

Idan Raichel: Taking it all in stride.

What history teaches about October 7, according to Rafael Medoff

A renowned historian’s scholarly work examines alarming trends to watch out for.

Cars belonging to Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak members were also mutilated on Oct. 7,  2023.