Culture

The story behind French-Jewish directing partners’ film ‘Just An Illusion’ - interview

The soundtrack for the film includes songs by Joy Division, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Cure, and The Alan Parsons Project.

THE MIZRAHI identity is central to "Just An Illusion."
Bears in Romania.

The other Romania: The villages, people, and roads waiting around the corner

NOAM KLEINSTEIN and Amir Banai in "Dream High."

Amit Ulman brings his inventive rap to ‘Dream High’ - review

Dancing to Hayati with cast in a lantern shop in Shuk Hapishpishim.

Finding her own genre: Nicole Raviv blends Hebrew, Arabic, and pop into a new Israeli sound


How Matti Caspi’s music became a treasured national soundtrack - comment

Israelis of every age can sing Caspi's tunes, and his talent was such that he worked in many different styles.

Matti Caspi working on audio engineering for the IDF entertainment team on March 17, 1972.

Maccabi Tel Aviv co-owner David Federman dies at 81

Maccabi described Federman as “a true Maccabist” and “a central, significant figure” over decades, citing his dedication, love, and deep commitment to the organization.

Maccabi Tel Aviv HOOPS co-owner David Federman

A dish over NIS 20: The culinary bomb in Tel Aviv’s sleepy suburb

Yehezkel Kazaz Street in Or Yehuda may have Israel’s densest culinary scene, with Blamo-Sassi’s Bureka standing out as one of the country’s best-value bites.

Egg Bureka and Potato Bureka.

From Lorenz Hart to Mel Brooks: Two Jewish lives now available on Israeli screens

TV TIME: Two movies present a strong contrast in both their subjects and their styles. Blue Moon, about lyricist Lorenz Hart on Apple TV+, and Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man on HBO Max.

ETHAN HAWKE and Margaret Qualley star in Blue Moon, Richard Linklater’s drama about composer Lorenz Hart.

Israeli creators expand their presence in Hollywood

The “Yetzira” project was financed and supported by the Culture Ministry of Israel.

Leading Israeli television creators in Los Angeles

Late Blossoms: Imagined encounters in Anna Ticho’s literary salon - book review

Each story imagines a visit from one historic female artist or poet who 'shaped the emerging State of Israel’s literary, artistic, cultural, and intellectual scenes.'

Ticho House in Jerusalem.

Italy discovers basilica design by ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, 'father of architecture'

"It is a sensational finding ... something that our grandchildren will be talking about," Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli told a press conference.

 Italian Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli attends an Italy-Albania Intergovernmental Summit at Villa Doria Pamphili on November 13, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

Zubin Mehta cancels all Israeli shows, cites Netanyahu's 'treatment of Palestinians'

Zubin Mehta, an Indian conductor who was IPO musical director for 50 years, condemns Netanyahu's policies on Palestine and urges the arts community to speak out.

Conductor Zubin Mehta attends the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Duet Gala at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on November 10, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California; illustrative.

ALEPH festival to celebrate Hebrew, from ancient roots to modern expressions

Taking place simultaneously in Berlin, London, Stockholm, New York, Boston, and Hollywood, Florida, the festival spotlights Hebrew not only as an ancient language, but as a living, evolving tongue.

HEBREW POET Leah Goldberg.

Heavy metal peace in the Mideast: Orphaned Land frontman asks if unity through music can survive

Kobi Farhi talks to the Post ahead of the launch of his autobiographical new book, "Good Night, Orphaned Land."

ORPHANED LAND, celebrating 35 years.