Culture
Best hikes in Israel’s north
Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21cAug 11, 2022
Israeli summers are hot all over. So, if you’re planning on hiking, a shady forest or a wild river stream might be your most comfortable options.
Ozzie Sladek: ‘Escape to the Tatras’
Chris LeppekJul 28, 2022
Chris Leppek reviews Escape to the Tatras, Ozzie Sladek's memoir of surviving the Holocaust.
190 countries for Peres documentary
JNSJul 21, 2022
Longtime Israeli politician Shimon Peres was a self-described dreamer, no matter the obstacle (or “challenge,” as optimists like to say).
‘Hallelujah’ documentary explores Cohen’s opus
Andrew Lapin, JTAJul 14, 2022
Leonard Cohen wrote around 150 verses to “Hallelujah,” or so the scholars claim.
Jerusalem: monumental architecture
JNSJul 14, 2022
“Designing new buildings in Jerusalem is unlike building in any other city in the world. You are surrounded by the stones of walls and buildings from thousands of...
Mosaic center aims to unite mixed city
JNSJul 07, 2022
A little more than a year ago, Arab rioters smashed the glass façade of the Shelby White and Leon Levy Lod Mosaic Archaeological Center in the Arab rioting that...
Andy Statman Trio traverses Klezmer, bluegrass, jazz
Shana GoldbergJun 23, 2022
The Brooklyn-based godfather of Klezmer music was in Denver to perform at JEWISHcolorado’s Come Together annual event, as part of the Andy Statman Trio, comprised of...
Agam Museum: Unique, colorful, kinetic
JNSMay 26, 2022
There’s only one museum in Israel dedicated to a sole living artist — the Yaacov Agam Museum in Rishon Letzion. Agam is so prolific and his work so striking that...
Top dog of kosher pop art
JTAMay 19, 2022
By Lisa Keys, New York Jewish Week Award-winning Jewish artist Steve Marcus, 50, has made a career creating artwork for publications like Rolling Stone, The New York...
Wander among the ancients at Bet She’arim
JNSMay 19, 2022
Remnants of an ancient city, of mysterious inscriptions, caves and catacombs, not to mention gorgeous scenery—all are to be found in Bet She’arim, one of Israel’s...
