Culture in Israel
Oct. 7 film ‘The Road Between Us’ now on Paramount+
The film's success followed a controversy in which it was initially removed from the festival’s lineup over clearance demands related to Hamas bodycam footage, then reinstated after protests.
How a playwright transformed a sister’s loss into art for children
Grassroots literary movement turns October 7 grief into books with new 'Bound in Memory' exhibition
Eurovision runner-up Yuval Raphael to return to Nova to perform three years after massacre
Memorial initiative brings October 7 survivors’ stories to stage and screen
The new venture builds on two documentaries produced in partnership with Kastina Communications and philanthropists Carol and Joey Low: "Screams Before Silence" and "The Children of October 7."
'One of most prominent figures in Israeli culture': Singer, theater icon Illy Gorlizki dies at 91
Veteran actor, singer, and stage star Illy Gorlizki, a defining figure in Israeli culture for more than seven decades, has died at 91.
Maala: The ESG engine quietly rewiring Israeli corporate culture
Maala’s influence is quiet, but structural. It is shaping expectations in boardrooms, guiding investor scrutiny, and setting the standards by which corporate leadership is increasingly judged
Celtic Throne returns to Israel for four-city November tour after 2025 run was cut short
Irish dance troupe Celtic Throne will perform across Israel in a major four-city November tour.
International LGBT film festival sets screenings at Tel Aviv Cinematheque
Audiences can also look forward to Adam Shankman’s camp comedy Stop! That! Train! featuring RuPaul, alongside major festival favorites from Cannes and Montreal’s Fantasia.
Israeli television marks three years since October 7 massacre
TV Time: What is most striking about much of the new programming is how different it feels from the documentaries made in the first months after the attack.
Poet, author Yehuda Atlas passed away at age 89, Sourasky Medical Center announces
"In his life, he acted and worked for people out of emotion and a desire to help," said the hospital when announcing Atlas's passing.
New SHOOQ digital platform boosts Jewish storytelling by connecting creators with funders
Launched this month, digital platform SHOOQ matches Jewish media projects with funders seeking to support storytelling across film, television, podcasts and social media.
Who’s sorry now? Inside Israeli cinema’s Yom Kippur-inspired stories of guilt and redemption
Inspired by Yom Kippur’s themes of atonement, Israeli filmmakers have explored personal, political, and national guilt through stories of repentance, forgiveness, and redemption.
'Our Loves' is a film about people, not October 7, Israeli filmmaker Avi Nesher tells 'Post'
Avi Nesher’s ‘Our Loves’ follows ordinary Israelis whose lives are upended by October 7, transforming a story of horror into a moving exploration of survival, love, change, and hope.
