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'Auschwitz Is Only Sleeping': What Ceija Stojka's Art Told Me About Gaza

Stojka painted metaphorical fire and people flying through flames. In Gaza, a world has vanished in smart bombs and foolish bombings.

Ori Lenkinski. She said she was told being invited to the fesetival would "legitimize" the State of Israel.

Norwegian Court Rules Festival Discriminated Against Disinvited Israeli Artist

Shekel, Dan Ettinger and Pier Paolo Pasolini.

'There Is an Enormous Desire': Is It Time to Play Wagner at the Israeli Opera?

Israeli Canadian Itai Erdal's play "Soldiers of Tomorrow" is based on his experience as a combat soldier.

'Clearly, I'm an anti-Zionist': Play on IDF by Israeli-Canadian Sparks Debate

Noam Bettan after qualifying for Eurovision finals on Tuesday.

Israel Advances to Eurovision Finals Defying Boos and Intense Boycott Calls

This Week in Culture

Avshalom Halutz

Yair Garbuz in 2018. "If the government changes, history changes."

Yair Garbuz, Groundbreaking Israeli Artist and Vocal Critic, Dies at 80

Award-winning Israeli-American author Omer Bartov at his book launch in Cambridge, near Boston, on Tuesday.

'Zionism Must Disappear. Israel Will Remain': An Interview With Omer Bartov

The trio behind Pensia: from left, Guy Sahaf, Roni Shamiss and Oded Lipszyc.

Early Retirement at Pensia: A Tel Aviv Wine Bar That Feels Like Home

Temper City - Self Aware

Israeli Band's TikTok Hit 'Self Aware' Becomes a Global Streaming Success

A wall of memorial stickers near Tel Aviv Beach.

Let's Clear Up Israel's Commemoration Chaos and Put Up Real Memorials

What to Watch

Adrian Hennigan

Sheep character The Winter Lamb, voiced Tommy Birchall, left, with Hugh Jackman as George Hardy, in a scene from "The Sheep Detectives."

Why Everyone Should Flock to See 'The Sheep Detectives'

In "The Devil Wears Prada 2," Anne Hathaway plays Andy Sachs, who returns to Runway magazine as a respected editor.

'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Review: It Gets the Job Done, Like a Zara Sweater

Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in a scene from "Michael."

'Michael' Is a Fan-pleasing Exercise That Ignores the Elephant in the Room

Robert Pattinson and Zendaya in a scene from "The Drama."

Despite Outlandish Twists and Character Choices, Zendaya Carries 'The Drama'

Ryan Gosling and Sandra Hüller in a scene from "Project Hail Mary."

Israeli Cinemas Return: In 'Project Hail Mary,' the End of the World Seems Fun

Travel

Moshe Gilad

Alon nature reserve. A two minute walk from the parking lot and you've been transported into another world.

A Quiet Oak Forest in Central Israel Hides a Forgotten Circassian History

Jews attending Yom Hillula (day of rejoicing) at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in Meron, Israel, in 2019.

Israeli Government Seeks to Increase Attendance in Jewish Religious Pilgrimages

Music

Jonny Greenwood. "It's very passionate, devotional music, and I think we got swept up in that."

Between Tel Aviv and Rajasthan, Jonny Greenwood Would Rather Talk Music

Rapper Tony Mohraz, known by his stage name 021kid, performs his song in London's Golders Green infront of a memorial to slain Iranian protesters.

Iranian Rapper Remakes Militaristic Israeli Wartime Hit as Anti-regime Anthem

Kevin Chen, the winner of the last Rubinstein competition, which was held in 2023.

War Sends a Beloved Israeli Piano Competition to Germany

Moshe Shapira. "Aner was an anarchist by nature."

An Israeli Hero's Father Tells About Grief, Memory – and Faith in Human Goodness

Books

שפינוזה מנודה

In a Fractured World, It's Time to Rediscover Spinoza's Vision of Unity

Rachel Goldberg-Polin poses for a photo in Jerusalem, in April, 2026, and the cover of her new memoir 'When We See You Again.'

Rachel Goldberg-Polin Memoir on Son's Oct. 7 Abduction and Killing Tops NYT List

שער

'Israel Missed the Signs in Gaza': Veteran Analyst on the Road to October 7

חייל גרמני קרקוב 1940

'Beautiful and Free of Jews': What Nazi Guidebook to Poland Recommended Readers

More Culture & Lifestyle

Could Israel's Participation Spell End of Eurovision?

'We Want an Israeli Embassy in Beirut': Surprising Shift in Lebanese Talk Shows

Israeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'

What Scares Louis Theroux More: The Manosphere or the Dystopia of the West Bank?

Jewish Identity, Trauma and 'Lascivious Jewish Men' Collide in New Novel

Collecting Pokémon Is Alive and Well in Tel Aviv

Colum McCann's Novel Reimagined as Play on Palestinian and Israeli Loss

Top Israeli Channel Names Arab-Israeli Reporter as Washington Correspondent

A Night of Poetry in a BDSM Club Reveals the State of Israeli Culture

'Collaborators': How Far Would Jews Go to Survive Nazi Rule?

ICYMI

WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum delivers a speech at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 2014.

WhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem Hospital

The Copper Scroll, never read by human eyes except the people who commissioned and made it of course

The Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of Days

The statue of President Donald Trump in Doral, Florida.

The Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump Statue

Prosecuter Salah Na'ameh, who was beaten by police officers, last week.

Leaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account

Abraham. "The Lithuanian Haredi establishment built a racist and cruel system designed to ensure that a woman like me, a young Mizrahi woman, would remain invisible, poor and dependent on them."

'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel State

Soldiers in Gaza, in 2025.

It Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in Gaza