Cinematheque

Jerusalem highlights: August 7-13

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Do not disturb until Chelyabinsk
Cartoon showing Moses saying, "Don't they teach this commandment at yeshivas?" and holding a tablet that says, "Thou shalt not vandalize cartoons," created in response to the incident.

Exhibition of ultra-Orthodox military draft cartoons vandalized ahead of Animix Festival

A young man wearing a kippah confronted organizers and Tel Aviv Cinematheque CEO Tomer Cohen. They said he tore down and damaged parts of the exhibition before attempting to flee.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
‘PULP FICTION’ topped the Jerusalem Cinematheque’s audience poll as the greatest film of the past 50 years.

'Pulp Fiction' tops Jerusalem Cinematheque’s 50th anniversary film poll

Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction led the Jerusalem Cinematheque’s 50th anniversary audience poll, with 11 fan favorites set to screen throughout August as part of its “Your Top 10” series.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
CARTOON ANIMALS by lifetime achievement award winner Dovi Keich.

Tel Aviv's Animix festival combines political satire, cartoons with tributes, memorials, lectures

Alongside tributes and lectures, five-day event packs in live performances, gaming, and comics fair.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Filmmaker Alexandre Arcady’s films celebrated in Jerusalem 

At the 25th Jerusalem Jewish Film Week, which runs through December 14 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, Alexandre Arcady will be the subject of a tribute, and his newest movie will premiere.

DECEMBER 11, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE from ‘Once Upon a Time in Algeria.’

Summer Loving at the Jerusalem Cinematheque

The Summer Loving program at the Jerusalem Cinematheque offers an escape from the high tensions and temperatures in Israel.

JULY 26, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
‘The Model and the Marriage Broker.’

Jerusalem highlights June 30-July 6

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JUNE 30, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
MAZAL MOTEL offers a taste of Yemen in Jerusalem.

Isabelle Adjani tribute at Tel Aviv Cinematheque

Oscar-nominated French actress Isabelle Adjani will be the subject of a tribute at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, from July 2-17, sponsored by Eden Cinema.

JUNE 29, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
ISABELLE ADJANI in ‘One Deadly Summer.’

Tel Aviv Cinematheque to preview screenings of Israeli, international movies

The preview series will kick off on June 6 with Avi Nesher’s new movie, The Monkey House, which stars Adir Miller as a fading novelist determined to bring attention to his work.

JUNE 5, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
‘THE MONKEY HOUSE’

Polish Zoom to celebrate Polish cinema at Israeli cinematheques

This program, which was created by the Polish Institute in Tel Aviv in cooperation with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in Poland, began in 2019.

JUNE 4, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
‘THE SILENT TWINS.’

New Israeli film program celebrates the 70's at Cinematheques

The new program was organized by the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, starting May 21 as part of its 50th-anniversary celebration and will also be held in Jerusalem.

MAY 18, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
JACK NICHOLSON in ‘Five Easy Pieces.’

Grapevine April 13, 2023: A talent for Torah reading

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

APRIL 13, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Isaac Herzog speaks at the traditional Slichot service at the synagogue of the President's Residence

Holocaust Remembrance Day to be marked through movies and documentaries

No matter how much I thought I knew, there is always more to learn, and movies can help to look at the events of the Shoah from different angles.

APRIL 13, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE FROM ‘My Father’s Secrets.’

Tel Aviv Cinematheque celebrates 50 years

The cinematheque, in cooperation with the Tel Aviv Municipality, will host the One Moment event, free of charge.

MARCH 20, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
Tel Aviv cinematheque