Culture
Japanese-American artist paints mural of Nazi fighter Hannah Senesh
Josefin Dolsten, JTAOct 10, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY — Hannah Senesh may seem an unlikely motivation for Japanese-born artist Julie Robertson. But the 35-year-old Christian artist, who just spent four days...
Teens unearth 5,000-year-old city near Hadera
JNSOct 10, 2019
A 5,000-year-old metropolis, the largest uncovered in Israel to date, has been excavated near Ein Iron, northeast of Hadera. The city, which dates back to the Early...
In ‘The Spy’, Sacha Baron Cohen stars as agent Eli Cohen
Josefin Dolsten, JTASep 12, 2019
NEW YORK — For “Borat,” his 2006 film, Sacha Baron Cohen went undercover as a made-up Kazakh journalist who travels America and gets unwitting targets to share his...
Architects for Babi Yar Memorial announced
IJN StaffSep 12, 2019
KIEV — Austrian architecture bureau Querkraft Architekten and landscape architects Kieran Fraser Landscape Design, also from Austria, have been selected to design the...
Memoir: Dylan’s best friend
JTASep 12, 2019
By Stephen Silver NEW YORK — Jewish summer camp is such a crucial part of the American Jewish experience that many Jewish adults, even in their older age, likely...
Anton’s secret
JTAAug 29, 2019
By Stephen Silver LOS ANGELES — When movie star Anton Yelchin was crushed between his Jeep and a brick pillar outside his home in June, 2016, the public’s first...
‘Window Stories’ in Jerusalem
TPSAug 08, 2019
By Alexandra Morrison The vision of Jerusalem artist Yoram Amir has come to fruition — after his passing. “Window Stories,” an installation in the Gan Ha-Sus...
Dutch museum opts to keep paintings acquired during the Holocaust
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAAug 01, 2019
AMSTERDAM — Following a protracted legal fight, the family of Irma Klein last year finally got Dutch restitution officials to recognize that the Nazi occupation forced...
In ‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ Salam inhabits two worlds
Josefin Dolsten, JTAAug 01, 2019
NEW YORK — In “Tel Aviv on Fire,” the main character travels every day between Ramallah and Jerusalem. In the Palestinian city, Salam works as a production...
Excavations reveal inscriptions, bimah of Vilna’s Great Synagogue
IJN StaffJul 25, 2019
VILNIUS, Lithuania — While excavating the premises of the Great Synagogue of Vilna complex in Vilnius’ old town, archaeologists have unveiled two out of four pillars...
