Music
Released hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen performs songs written in captivity at Kibbutz Nir Oz concert
The Israel Festival event, titled “From Captivity to the Lawn: Stories and Songs,” drew 3,000 attendees, including bereaved families and other former captives.
How three Holocaust era Jewish refugees built Iceland’s classical music scene from scratch
Taylor Swift songs removed from White House, Trump campaign posts on social media
Can sound heal? Inside Overtones, the Israel Museum exhibition turning sound into an art form
'Melodies of Hope': Days of Jewish Music festival dives into Jewish music’s diversity
Bar-Ilan’s Days of Jewish Music festival explores global Jewish sounds under the theme “Melodies of Hope.”
Cultural boycott surge: Israeli artists cut off from global stage after October 7
If artists are stifled and only one-sided rhetoric is allowed, the damage will extend far beyond Israel; it will impoverish cultural discourse worldwide.
Israel's Noam Bettan dazzles in second Eurovision rehearsal as FBI helps with security
At the same time, Austrian police said they were preparing for a week of heightened security both before and during the event.
Jerusalem highlights: May 1-7
What's new to do in Israel's capital?
Scientists say they’ve decoded what it takes to triumph at Eurovision
French featured in many early winners. Since the early 1990s, it has been associated with entries finishing further down the table.
Black Metallica Symphony Tribute show to perform in Tel Aviv
This Serbian-based project is considered one of Europe’s leading tribute shows, blending Metallica’s iconic hard rock with a full symphonic ensemble.
The double standard: Why Kanye West’s antisemitism continues to be ignored - opinion
Granting a self-declared antisemite who has engaged in deeply harmful rhetoric prominent platforms sends a troubling message to Jews around the world, one that allows such bullying to persist.
Tel Aviv Museum of Art reimagines exhibitions amid wartime conditions
With museums closed and sirens ongoing, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art adapts by bringing art experiences into safe rooms and shelters.
Music to our ears, and hearts: How music shaped Israel’s identity over 78 years
The 1967 Six Day War changed everything, as this then-fledgling country, bursting with self-confidence, began to open up to the Western world.
How songs become memory: The role of music on Israel’s Memorial Day
“People need someone to resonate with what they feel. Songs help them not feel alone,” says Dr. Ayelet Dassa, a music therapist and researcher at Bar-Ilan University.
