Culture in Israel

Cinema of the South Festival in Sderot to celebrate 25 years

The festival's closing ceremony will launch Negba, a new incubator for young southern filmmakers.

Guy Amir (left) and Hanan Savyon in season two of the Netflix series, Bros, which will premiere at the Cinema of the South Festival.
The taste of Israel foodtruck

Tourism Ministry launches free food truck tour in US

‘SWEETIE’S PARTY’ is a series that tells the story of a naive influencer who becomes a Knesset member.

Israeli films, TV series that got our vote

ARIK WEISS with his Emmy: ‘I’m no longer looking in from the outside.’

Israeli designer Arik Weiss discusses contribution to Marvel’s ‘Spider-Noir’ series


Israel Philharmonic Orchestra launches landmark 90th season - preview

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra marks 90 consecutive seasons with 13 concert series, an anniversary festival, and an influx of younger concertgoers.

Music Director Lahav Shani is conducting three different programs in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa

Jerusalem highlights: October 9 – October 15

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

‘Tangles’ still frame, based on Sarah Leavitt’s graphic novel (see Tuesday).

The king and the cobbler: How Illi Gorlitzky built the language of the Israeli stage

From defining Broadway-caliber theater to unionizing the nation’s performers, the legendary actor and advocate leaves behind a legacy that shaped Israel’s cultural fabric for seven decades.

Israeli actor and musician Ili Gorlizki. October 21, 2015.

Oct. 7 film ‘The Road Between Us’ now on Paramount+

The film's success followed a controversy in which it was initially removed from the festival’s lineup over clearance demands related to Hamas bodycam footage, then reinstated after protests.

"The Road Between Us."

How a playwright transformed a sister’s loss into art for children

By translating her family’s private pain into a universal fable, Yuval Naim hopes to give children the tools to understand their own emotional worlds.

St.-Sgt. Agam Naim.

Grassroots literary movement turns October 7 grief into books with new 'Bound in Memory' exhibition

The profound literary archive showcases the hundreds of biographies deposited at the library since the outbreak of the war.

The "Bound in Memory" exhibit at the National Library of Israel.

Eurovision runner-up Yuval Raphael to return to Nova to perform three years after massacre

This year, both Kumu and Nova will hold their memorial events on Wednesday evening, the Gregorian calendar anniversary of the attacks.

Yuval Raphael

Memorial initiative brings October 7 survivors’ stories to stage and screen

The new venture builds on two documentaries produced in partnership with Kastina Communications and philanthropists Carol and Joey Low: "Screams Before Silence" and "The Children of October 7."

Aviva Siegel and Keith Siegel attend a protest calling for the release of the remaining hostages at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, in March 2025.

'One of most prominent figures in Israeli culture': Singer, theater icon Illy Gorlizki dies at 91

Veteran actor, singer, and stage star Illy Gorlizki, a defining figure in Israeli culture for more than seven decades, has died at 91.

Israeli actor and musician Ili Gorlizki. October 21, 2015.

Maala: The ESG engine quietly rewiring Israeli corporate culture

Maala’s influence is quiet, but structural. It is shaping expectations in boardrooms, guiding investor scrutiny, and setting the standards by which corporate leadership is increasingly judged

Intel research and development office in Matam business park in Haifa.