A Tel Aviv Landmark Gets a Facelift Revealing Its Brutalist Charms
The renovation of the city’s central library is the first step in revamping a cultural hub that includes a museum, opera house and theater
Israeli Culture
My Father, Amos Oz, Sadistically Abused Me. The Punishment Was Endless: The First Chapter of Galia Oz's New Book
Read the full first chapter of 'Something Disguised as Love' by Galia Oz
Germany Wants to Rebuild a Synagogue Destroyed on Kristallnacht. Here Is Why It Shouldn't
Politicians, members of the Jewish community and activists in Hamburg seek to rebuild the once importnat Bornplatz Synagogue which the Nazis destroyed. But there's a good reason to keep the square empty
Tel Aviv Museum of Art Picks New Chief Curator
Mira Lapidot comes with more than two decades of experience at the Israel Museum, where she curated exhibitions of leading artists, like the first exhibition in Israel of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei
Three Brilliant Cocktails Recipes From a New Tel Aviv Bar
The owner of a popup bar in Tel Aviv’s Carmel Market shares her recipes for colorful and aromatic cocktails to brighten up these dark times
The First Lady of Israeli Culture: 'This Country Is Going Down the Drain'
'Even animals have culture. Here there’s nothing,' says celebrated Israeli actress Gila Almagor, who is coping with the demise of her life’s two great loves: husband Yaakov Agmon and cultural institutions
Food
Opinion When Women Who Can't Cook Become a National Security Threat
Try to be a feminist in Algeria, where the minister of culture and arts says that 'a woman who doesn’t know how to make couscous constitutes a threat to family life'
Archaeology
Ancient Mosaics Conjure Up Lavish Meals Enjoyed in Israel's Roman-era Galilee
The stories told by mosaic depicting boars, grape-eating hares and Greek gods
Movies
'Susita': A Documentary About an Israeli Car That Almost Makes the Trabant Look Good
As Avi Weissblei’s film shows, people drove around in this plastic box in the ‘60s and ‘70s while the founder was tainted by suspicions of corruption and big-money ties with government
Travel
Israel Reopens Ben-Gurion Airport After Heavy Fog
Cargo flights diverted to Larnaca, Cyprus, but all air traffic has resumed
Science
Leading Canadian Newspaper Deletes Op-ed About COVID Asking ‘What Would Anne [Frank] Do?’
The piece was originally titled “I’m channeling Anne Frank’s spirit in lockdown,” and was published Wednesday by a contributing writer. The title was later changed before the piece was deleted
Television
WATCH ‘Shtisel’ Season 3 Netflix Release Date Announced
The first two seasons of the show, which follows members of an Orthodox family in Israel, became popular with audiences around the globe, Jewish and non-Jewish
Arts & Leisure
The Israeli Painter Obsessed With Donald Trump
Iddo Markus couldn't stop painting Donald Trump. Now he deals with people reacting with anger and disgust to his work
Theater
Banned Play on Palestinian Prisoners, Occupation Throws Israeli Theater Festival Into Turmoil
Artistic director quits popular Acre Fringe Theater Festival after public steering committee disqualifies 'Prisoners of Occupation'
