'Tel Aviv Was Built With Raw Materials From Nazi Germany'

Two parallel exhibitions in Tel Aviv and Dessau tell the strange story of an agreement between early Nazi Germany and the Jewish leaders in Mandate Palestine

Taking a Hard Line to Dictators: The Israeli Artist Who Creates Minimalist Portraits of Leaders

Noma Bar tells Haaretz how minimalism and optical illusions have helped him portray leaders including Stalin, Assad and Osama bin Laden

The Kaffiyeh Art Exhibit That’s Making Israel Tremble

Joining a forum of Palestinians and Israelis following the 2014 Gaza war opened the eyes of artist Yael Yudkovik. But her kaffiyehs covered art was not welcomed with open arms in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv Architecture, Beyond Bauhaus

Tel Aviv's carefully restored Liebling House hosts architecture exhibitions without glossing over controversial issues

Bombed-out Beirut Synagogue Hit by Israel Comes to Life in Tel Aviv

Artist Dor Zlekha Levy never saw Lebanon's magnificent Magen Avraham Synagogue, but recreated a virtual version of it in his 3D exhibit

Shrewd Art Dealer or Nazi Stooge? A 'Decadent Art' Collection Comes to Israel

The Israel Museum is now showing works once owned by Hildebrand Gurlitt, a man who had Jewish roots and an unclear record on how he amassed his collection

Opinion Election Day Proved Israelis Want Public Transportation on Shabbat

Women of the Wall Heroine Now Fights the Patriarchy One Painting at a Time

With her first exhibition underway, Lesley Sachs tells Haaretz how she translated her battles with the ultra-Orthodox into art – even if she doesn’t depict any violence

Beautiful Inside and Out, 'Inclusive' Tel Aviv School Is What 21st-century Education Could Look Like

Could this be the wave of the future?

Revealed: The Plan to Expand the Israeli Knesset by More Than Double

New plan more than doubles the footprint of the Israeli parliament; experts criticize the design, which they say is 'bombastic' and will conceal the original structure

Solar Energy and Natural Materials: Tel Aviv Architecture on Display at Berlin Bauhaus Exhibit

Of the 1,500 entries in the competition, 20 were selected to be displayed at the gallery, including two from Israel

The Bleak Future of Jewish Burial: A Look Inside Jerusalem's Underground 'Cemetery City'

Israel already has burial ‘towers.’ A new initiative will launch burial tunnels, complete with elevators, motorized carts and even a museum in this new effort to address the severe shortage of space for the dead

'The Right's Campaigns Are More Effective': Meet the Daring Poster Child of the Israeli Left

The seasoned graphic designer and activist Lahav Halevy tells Haaretz why the right's propaganda always seem to come out on top, and why lefties don't fight the occupation (their espresso will get cold)

She Was Once Disregarded. Now Art Lovers Are Lining Up to See Her Work

She was a pioneer of abstract art, preceding even Kandinsky and Mondrian, but virtually unknown in her lifetime. Today, 75 years after her death, and after an exhibition of her works broke all records at the Guggenheim, a selection of works by Swedish artist Hilma af Klint can be seen in Tel Aviv, too

Israeli Architecture Student Sets Her Sights on Rebuilding Aleppo, Her Grandfather’s Hometown

'The proposal defines the channels of infrastructure for the continued rebuilding of the city, while also providing for the inhabitants’ welfare during and after the rebuilding process'

How to Design a State, According to a Pioneer of Israeli Landscape Architecture

A book devoted to veteran landscape architect Ruth Enis offers a glimpse into a profession largely unfamiliar to the general public

See It Before It's Gone: Jerusalem's Castle of Shattered Dreams

Before his death in March, artist Yoram Amir oversaw the design of a stunning ‘summer palace,’ which is constructed from the windows he obsessively collected in his beloved city

Israeli Museums Are Trying to Win Over a (Much) Younger Audience

Museum directors explain how to make art attractive to children with a variety of shows for summer viewing

Israeli Art Student Creates Online Archive of Looted Palestinian Objects From War of Independence

Aya Gov created the 'Archive of Plunder' as her final project at the Bezalel Academy of the Arts after discovering that her grandfather came into possession of such objects during the war

IN PHOTOS: Tel Aviv’s 1930s Bauhaus Treasures Like You Haven’t Seen Them Before

‘Form and Light,’ an exhibition of Yigal Gawze’s stunning photographs of White City architecture, opens in Lisbon

At Age 99, Israeli Photographer Is Finally Having Her Day in the Sun

After years of activity as artist, curator and collector, Dvora Schocken is having her first exhibition. She tells Haaretz about her early love of photography and the sculpture garden she curated for the Mossad

Analysis How Can Israel Keep Neglecting One of the Most Important Cities in the World?

The government has abandoned Jerusalem’s historic buildings, which could have drawn huge numbers of tourists. That demonstrates not love of the land, but hatred

This Israeli Artist Is Shedding a New Light on Bauhaus Design

'It's boring to create a light fixture that will be in every home,' says Ohad Benit, who creates unique lamps inspired by the paintings of Hungarian artist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

Garbage and Poverty: Watchdog Blasts Israel's Services to Arab East Jerusalem

The authorities say they're striving to catch up, but a special report puts a damper on the day when Israelis celebrate the city's unification

A Rumor Spread in Africa That Bibi Is an Albino Born There. This Artist Decided to Investigate

Israeli-Argentinian artist Luciana Kaplun was inspired to make a film about the tale. It will be screened this week at the Musrara Mix Festival in Jerusalem

Bursting Tel Aviv Museum of Art’s ‘Bubble Inside a Bubble’

In her first interview as the institution’s director, Tania Coen-Uzzielli says she’ll bring in fashion and design shows and is confident the state cannot enforce censorship of art

Despite Activists' Objections, Tel Aviv Approves Campus for Dance Troupe in Southern Part of City

Decision is part of a series of moves the municipality is advancing that will force neighborhood’s weaker populations having to leave, local activist says

Bauhaus Turns 100: The Architectural Style That Put Tel Aviv on the Map

In the early 20th century, Israel became a center of the 'International Style,' but contrary to urban legend, the local obsession was not exclusive to Tel Aviv

IN PHOTOS Election Campaign Just Got a Lot Darker: Israeli Designer Draws Candidates in the Underworld

Designer Jan Clayman drew the heroes of the Israeli election campaign as eyeless zombies: 'Most of them don't see us, we're nothing to them,' he explains