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When the International Holocaust Remembrance Day Becomes a National Embarrassment

‘The Children Are Gone, but the Auschwitz Toys Remain’

A Painter Kicking Her Bad Opioid Addiction, Inspired by Her Love for Art

From the Iron Curtain to His Final Curtain: A Tribute to Gesher Theater Founder From the Iron Curtain to His Final Curtain: A Tribute to Gesher Theater Founder Who Died Last Week

'A French Jew Who Only Arrived Yesterday to Israel Is More of a Landlord Than You'

Reuven Adler, in 2007.

Famed Advertising Executive, Political Consultant Reuven Adler Dies at 78

A tale of two Goldas: Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in 'Golda' and Golda Meir toasts her successor, Yitzhak Rabin, before she left her office in Jerusalem in 1974.

'What's Offensive Is the Idea That There's Such Thing as Jewish Character Traits' 'JewFace' Faces Backlash: 'What's Offensive Is the Idea That There's Such Thing as Jewish Character Traits'

Christine Baranski as Agnes van Rhijn in HBO's "The Gilded Age." Queen of the withering put-down.

When You’re Too Young to Watch Period Dramas Like ‘The Gilded Age’

An imaging of a planned new sign with the historical Arabic name of the street alongside the current street sign in Jaffa.

Where the Streets Have No Arabic Name, a Group of Women Reminds Us of History Where the Streets Have No Arabic Name, a Group of Women Reminds Us of Palestinian History

Msallam Hdaib. 'The persecution by BDS hurt him personally.'

The Latest Target of BDS: A Palestinian Rapper

Zendaya as Rue in season 2 of "Euphoria."

When You’re Too Old to Watch Teen Dramas Like ‘Euphoria’

Michael Steinhardt

Remove Michael Steinhardt's Name From the Israel Museum

Fuller’s latticed dome for the Kfar Menahem culture hall. A magical atmosphere.

Forgotten Kibbutz Building Designed by Buckminster Fuller Has a Lesson for Tel Aviv A Forgotten Kibbutz Building Designed by Buckminster Fuller Holds a Lesson for Tel Aviv Architects

A comedian performing at the Comedy Cellar on the first night back during the coronavirus crisis, April 2021.

The Israeli Link Behind New York’s Temple of Comedy

Ramat Gan Museum

Israel's Ramat Gan Museum Closes After Censorship Rift

Michael Steinhardt. Returned an estimated $70 million of looted artifacts in order to avoid prosecution.

The Masked Dealer: The Future of Steinhardt’s Looted Artifacts at Israel Museum The Masked Dealer: The Future of U.S. Billionaire Michael Steinhardt’s Looted Artifacts at Israel Museum

Israeli singer Omer Adam performing, in 2018.

Opinion Opinion |

Where Should 'Enlightened' Israelis Draw the Line on Art Censorship?

Students visit the national library in Jerusalem

Chairman of Israel’s National Library Resigns Amid Sex Scandal Chairman of Israel’s National Library Resigns Amid Sex Scandal Involving Personal Assistant

The Israeli National Library during the coronavirus pandemic, in 2020.

Israel's National Library Notes Increase in Arabic Site Visitors Last Year

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in Netflix's "Don't Look Up."

Why Netflix’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ Matters – Even if the Film Itself Sucks

From 'Efrat Hakimi: Looking for a Village,' a treated photograph based on photographs from the High Atlas.

How to Recreate a Lost Moroccan Village in the Middle of Tel Aviv

Songwriter and author Yoram Taharlev in 2010.

Legendary Israeli Songwriter and Poet Yoram Taharlev Dies at 83

Assi Azar, former co-host of Eurovision and the Israeli version of "Big Brother."

Israeli TV Star and Eurovision Co-host Assi Azar Accused of Sexual Assault

Sydney's famous Opera House on New Year's Eve

20 Artists Withdraw From Sydney Festival Over Israeli Funding More Than 20 Artists Withdraw From Sydney Festival Over Israeli Funding

One of Israel’s biggest stars, Omer Adam, released a new song in honor of Novy God, the Russian New Year: ‘Kakdila.’ The outcry over its crude racism and sexism reached all the way to Moscow

What an Israeli Star’s Crudely Racist, Sexist Song Says About ‘Israeliness’ Today What an Israeli Star’s Crudely Racist, Sexist Song Tells Us About ‘Israeliness’ Today

Chef Ayesha Nurdjaja, at her new Middle Eastern restaurant Shukette, in Manhattan.

Best Israeli Eatery in N.Y.C. Comes From This Gifted non-Israeli Chef

David Reeb outside the Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art, last month.

His Work Is Censored for Being 'anti-Israel.' But He Won't Be Silenced His Work Is Censored for Being 'anti-Israel.' But the 'Territories Painter' Won't Be Silenced

Clockwise from top left: The Silent Sea, Anna, Anxious People and Forhoret.

One of These Foreign TV Shows Could Be the Next 'Squid Game'

Gaber Asfour, sitting left. He was called 'the great fighter for enlightenment.'

Gaber Asfour, the Egyptian Cultural Frenemy of Israel 1944-2021

Artist David Reeb stands in front of his artwork

The Main Culprit in Ramat Gan's Art Removal Scandal Is the Artist Himself

Shoshana Damari

Queen of Hebrew Music Gave Up on Family Life, but She Had No Other Choice Queen of Hebrew Music Shoshana Damari Gave Up on Family Life, but She Had No Other Choice

Visitor pass in front of controversial artwork at The Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art

Post Trauma Without Trauma

Artist David Reeb in his studio in Tel Aviv, last week.

Israel Must Learn How to Separate Art and Science From Politics

Visitors to the Yayoi Kusama exhibition at Tel Aviv Museum take photos with their mobile phones.

Opinion Opinion |

How the Tel Aviv Museum of Art Sinned Against Yayoi Kusama

The cast of "Succession."

How ‘Succession’ Conquered the World, and 11 Must-see Shows From 2021

Tel Aviv's skyline is seen through the hydroponic greenhouse on the Dizengoff Center roof.

Tel Aviv's Central Shopping Mall Is Now an Amusement Park for Environmentalists

Yu Jinyi. 'People don’t have the passion to understand each other, and art bridges the gaps between people.'

The Chinese Director Who Fell in Love With Israeli Theater

The day of the establishment of kibbutz Ma'ayan Baruch.

IN PHOTOS: Turning Pre-state Zionist Pioneers Into Idols

Director and actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. She was born to a Dutch father and Russian-Polish-Jewish immigrant family on her mother’s side.

Maggie Gyllenhaal Never Dreamed of Directing. Two Israelis Changed Her Plans Maggie Gyllenhaal Only Dreamed of Directing. Two Israeli Women Made It Possible for Her

Ramat Gan Mayor Carmel Shama-Hacohen.

Editorial Editorial |

A Mayor, Not a Censor

Israelis enjoy the warm springs of the Bental Reservoir, this week.

The Golan Heights' Hottest Secret Revealed

An illustration from 'Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis.'

Israeli-directed 'Camp Confidential' Makes Academy Awards Shortlist Israeli-directed 'Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis' Makes Academy Awards Shortlist

Pouring beer at the tiny boutique brewery of Kibbutz Ketura in the Arava.

Some of the Most Interesting Beers in Israel Are Made in This Desert Kibbutz

Clockwise from left: Nina Simone, brushfire in California, Adam Neumann, The Beatles and Woody Allen.

21 Great Documentaries You Need to See From 2021

Members of the Church of Sweden march in Jerusalem as part of their annual Saint Lucy's Day celebration, on Monday.

IN PHOTOS: Cheerful Swedes Celebrate Saint Lucy's Day on the Streets of Jerusalem

destruction in the captured Manshiah quarter in Jaffa, Palestine, May 8, 1948. The sector was taken from the Arabs by Irgun Jewish forces after fierce fighting

Unearthing the Palestinian Neighborhood Buried Beneath a Tel Aviv Park

Left: Edel Rodriguez's illustration on the cover of TIME Magazine. Right: The cover of Barak Ravid's new book on Trump.

U.S. Artist Claims Buzzy Israeli Trump Book’s Cover Was Copied From Him

A scene from Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story."

Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Will Revive Your Love of Cinema

Tartakover's 1999 work 'UNITED COLORS OF NETANYHU.'

United Colors of the Man Who Redesigned Israel

Yazan Hamdan performs 'Ammi Abu al'Bar' in this still from a video on his YouTube channel.

This Is the Most Trending Palestinian Musician in Israel Right Now

Naama Goldberg. 'We call them 'survivors,' and we call those who use their services 'prostitution users, not clients.'

'Most Prostitution in Israel Starts Online. Then the Violence Begins'

Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal as Marianne and Connell in "Normal People."

Don’t Boycott Sally Rooney’s Wonderful ‘Normal People’ on Israeli TV

Yayoi Kusama's "The Spirits of the Pumpkins Descended into the Heavens."

I Laughed at People Who Took Pictures at the Kusama Show. Now I'm One of Them I Used to Laugh at People Who Took Pictures at the Kusama Show. Now I'm One of Them

Visitors in The Israel Museum in 2020

U.S. Design Maven Denis Weil Likely to Head Israel Museum

Neta Elkayam

Palestinian Artists Boycott French Festival Over Israeli Participant