Editor’s note: Due to the ongoing security situation, events listed below may be postponed or canceled. Check before booking, and stay safe.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
Visit Into My Fall That is Endless, a new group exhibition at Marie Gallery (curated by Einat Gabay Levi), with works by Debra Bernstein, Roni Barot, Miri Garmizo, Sarith Leila Haas, and others. Held as part of the Jerusalem Biennale, the exhibition will be open until Sunday, November 15.
12 Agrippas St. Free. Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Tuesday to Thursday, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Attend the premiere of 2003 play The Pillowman, by Martin McDonagh, at the Mikro Theater. Directed by Efim Rinenberg, the play revolves around two detectives, Tupolski and Ariel, tasked with solving a series of brutal murders of local children. The officers bring in Katurian, who works at an abattoir but also writes short stories. Due to the officers and author inhabiting a fictional, unnamed police state, the play became very popular in societies that had such a historical experience behind the Iron Curtain.
8:30 p.m. NIS 120. Two hours. Hebrew with English and Russian subtitles. 20 Marcus St. To book, visit mikrotheater.com/en or call 053-824-2831.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11
Visit the former home of the National Library at Givat Ram and explore Woman to Her Sister, curated by Nitza Perry. Artist Edna Ohana found inspiration in the Book of Exodus: When the Tabernacle was created, its five curtains were coupled one to another. In Midrash Tanhuma, a legend describes how “Bezalel would draw the forms for them, and the righteous women would weave upon their thighs.” Visitors will also be able to view How Are You?, a neon work by Ruth Schreiber, at the entrance of the campus.
9 Wolfson Blvd. Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit www.jb26.org for more. Part of the Jerusalem Biennale.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12
Step into the School of Visual Theater and enjoy the opening event of its 14th Performance Conference, “Coming to Fruition.” Twenty artists who represent different generations in art will be present.
As patrons walk the school’s various floors, an artist (a different on on each floor) will accompany their brief journey and share something about their work and perspective.
This performance is an open homage to the famous 2006 work This Progress by Tino Sehgal. Performed at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, visitors were met by a child who asked, “What is progress?” The child would walk with the visitor until he was replaced by a teenager, who asked the same.
The question was asked again as the visitor would ascend and meet a middle-aged man and, finally, an elderly woman. In Jerusalem, the topic of exploration is experience.
NIS 40. From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. 11 Bezalel St. Rounds will begin every 30 minutes. Visitors enter the work one at a time. In Hebrew. One night only. The conference will conclude on Wednesday, October 14. Visit visualtheatre.co.il/fests/en/fest/conference-2026-en to book and learn about other events.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13
Watch the adult-oriented animated film Tangles, a 2026 adaptation of the graphic novel Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s, My Mother and Me, by Sarah Leavitt. The film is an in-depth examination of how one American family must come to terms with the tragic and painful changes illness forces on it.
It stars Abbi Jacobson in the role of Sarah, the artistic daughter who returns home to Maine to be with her family, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Midge, Sarah’s mother.
8:30 p.m. NIS 43. In English. 11 Hebron Road. Shown as part of Jerusalem International Women’s Film Festival. Visit www.jwff.co.il to book (Hebrew site).
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
Return to the Jerusalem Cinematheque to watch American Sweatshop. Directed by Uta Briesewitz, this difficult film follows the progress of Daisy Moriarty (Lili Reinhart), who works as a social media content moderator.
Daisy is often required to watch some of the most shocking and disturbing online content, to decide if it ought to be removed – or kept online. When she watches a video that she suspects depicts a real crime, she begins to take matters into her own hands.
Fictional, real-world social media platforms, such as Coco, have been linked to a number of crimes. Offline since 2024, Coco had been linked to planned attacks on LGBTQ persons, drug trafficking, and the Gisèle Pelicot trial.
8:45 p.m. NIS 43. In English. 11 Hebron Road. Shown as part of Jerusalem International Women’s Film Festival. Visit www.jwff.co.il to book.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
Get your “bear” necessities at Cinema by Sam Spiegel during the Two She Bears special evening. With a nod to Kings 2:24, these two movie bears will not be as fearsome as their biblical ancestors.
These bears are featured in the 1977 animated film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (7 p.m.) and the 2005 movie Grizzly Man (8 p.m.) Directed by Werner Herzog, the film depicts the life of the late Timothy Treadwell and his lifelong obsession with brown bears.
NIS 35 per film. In English. 3 Menora Street. Visit cinema.jsfs.co.il to book.
✱ Head to the Tower of David and enjoy a special English-language guided tour as part of Sarah Tuttle-Singer’s book launch. Fairy Lights in God’s Backyard: A Jerusalem Love Story is a collection that celebrates life in Jerusalem’s Old City. The author will discuss the work with Matthew Kalman.
The nearly three-hour event is composed of a 6 p.m. welcome, a 6:30 p.m. book launch and discussion, followed by a 7:45 p.m. tour (one hour). NIS 50. In English. Tower of David Museum, Jerusalem, Jaffa Gate. Book at (02) 626-5333.
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