Culture

The secret Europe is hiding: Where to find true peace in 2025

Europe struggles with over-tourism, but Estonia’s remote islands offer true peace: Ruhnu with 150 residents and ringing sand, Vormsi with Swedish heritage, and Kihnu with a matriarchal society.

Kihnu Island, Estonia
RAN TENENBAUM, ‘Self Portrait with a Hoodie, 2024,’ from the new collection.

Tel Aviv Museum brings 35 new works by Israeli artists into its collection

EHUD BANAI will reflect on his work ‘The Book of Green Onions.’

An unflinching look at a nation in verse

THE CAST of ‘Leonard,’ an homage to Leonard Cohen.

Leonard Cohen’s calling card: A new play about the iconic Jewish poet-musician


Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ disappoints - film review

Wes Anderson’s latest movie lacks a compelling, comprehensible storyline, or characters viewers would care about.

A SCENE from Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme.’

Panama City: Hats, cigars, food, and a pretty big canal

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 112

The charming Casco Viejo district offers waterside walks past stalls selling local craftwork.

The new Knesset Museum: Is one of its tasks to bolster democracy? - opinion

The dissonance between what is happening in today’s Knesset and what is displayed in the Knesset Museum is worth considering.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening ceremony of the new Knesset Museum as Speaker Amir Ohana looks on, in Jerusalem last week.

Disengagement and documentaries: What to watch in Israel this weekend

New shows to look out for include 'Disengagement' and 'Outrageous,' plus the new season of 'Only Murders in the Building.'

‘BOGART: LIFE Comes in Flashes.’

How an Israeli kidnapping comedy sold a million tickets

Saving Shuli-San was set for a June release, but the war with Iran made United King Films, the movie’s distributor, postpone the much-awaited film.

FROM LEFT, Ben Bachar, the film’s director, with actors Shalom Michaelshwilli and Avi Israelof, producer Moshe Edery, and actors Tzion Baruch and Emma Medding, as they toast ‘Saving Shuli-San’s millionth ticket sale.

All the world’s a living stage: The 34th Int'l Puppet Festival is here

The forthcoming festival takes place August 17-21 with a veritable cornucopia of productions and other items lined up over the five days.

A PERFORMANCE at the upcoming International Puppet Festival.

Druze students at Reichman University lead efforts to save their Syrian brethren from crisis

As their community faces what they describe as ethnic cleansing in Syria, these young scholars balance academic excellence with urgent advocacy.

Sahar Daxa, a Government, Diplomacy and Strategy studies student and competitive athlete from Daliyat al-Carmel

Goldie Katz: The proud punk Zionist finding her home in Israel

Jerusalemite of the Week: From growing up in Monsey to spending years in Taiwan, Goldie Katz's views and lifestyle saw major shifts. But when pressured to conform, she refused to bend.

Goldie Katz

Is this for real? Food for thought at 4th Israeli Comedy Fesitval

Ephraim Kishon Israeli Comedy Festival takes place at its perennial base of Beit Mazia, and various other locations dotted around town, for the fourth time, August 17-21.

‘DONALD AND ABDUL’ and Attention, Sergeant Major! will be two of the performances at the Israeli Comedy Festival.

'Tropicana': A well-made, dark exploration of Israeli families and repression - review

The movie stars Irit Sheleg as a joyless supermarket cashier who gets sucked into her coworker's (Regina Spector's) sexual life.

IRIT SHELEG in ‘Tropicana.’

‘Sweetie’s Party’ skewers the Knesset, and a Son of Sam series with a twist

New shows to look out for include 'Sweetie's Party' and 'The Son of Sam Tapes,' plus the movie 'The Amateur.'

‘SWEETIE’S PARTY’ pokes fun at politics in the digital age.