Jerusalem Cinematheque

Lanzmann’s 'Shoah' returns to Jerusalem in special Cinematheque tribute

Lanzmann’s genius was to understand that the details were the story, that in the deepest sense, it was impossible to memorialize the Holocaust without knowing exactly what happened.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCREEN GRAB of Claude Lanzmann driving, from the documentary, ‘All I Had Was Nothingness’.
DIANE KEATON as Annie Paradis in the iconic ‘First Wives Club.’

Jerusalem Cinematheque pays tribute to Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton, one of the most distinctive and endearing American actresses of all time, will be honored in showings of her most beloved films at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Scene from the film, Proud Jewish Boy, by Isri Halpern.

Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival features story of Polish Jewish teenager who triggered Kristallnacht

In Proud Jewish Boy, documentarian Isri Halpern sets out to find the truth about the 17-year-old Jewish refugee who assassinated a German diplomat in Paris in 1938.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Tovah Feldshuh poses on the red carpet for the film "Tuner", as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) returns for its 50th edition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 8, 2025.

Grapevine, December 14, 2025: Affordable acting

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Jerusalem highlights: June 27-July 3

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

JUNE 27, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘A Sick Day for Amos McGee.’

Jerusalem highlights: June 13-19

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

JUNE 19, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Gilding workshop

Jerusalem highlights: June 6-12

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

JUNE 6, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Illustrative image of grilled cheese.

Jerusalem highlights: May 30 – June 5

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

MAY 30, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Johanna Riethmueller

Jerusalem highlights: May 23-29

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

MAY 23, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Uri Shafir, ‘The Waiting Hollow’

This week’s Jerusalem International Writers Festival to light up literary landscape

“Even during the war that is currently taking place, and in the incessant war since 1948, Israel continues to create and enrich the world with its culture."

MAY 18, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
MICHEL HOUELLEBECQ will be appearing at the Jerusalem International Writers Festival and the Jerusalem International Book Forum.

Jerusalem highlights: May 9-15

MAY 9, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Jerusalem Cinematheque unveils renovated auditorium

Jerusalem Highlights: May 2-8

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

MAY 2, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
CROWDS COME OUT to celebrate Mahaneh Yehuda’s 100th birthday.

Jerusalem Highlights: April 25 – May 1

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

APRIL 25, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Artwork by Miryam Adler.

Jerusalem Highlights: April 18-24

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

APRIL 18, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
The music of Jemaa El Fna.