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Nudity and neon lights at the annual Israel Festival

Director Eyal Sher insists the 56-year-old arts festival is not government approved despite government funding.

Dazzling Animated Art For the Holiday of Shavuot

This evening, May 30th, is the end of the Omer, the 50 days Jews tick off from Passover, which marks the Israelites’s exodus from Egypt, to Shavuot, when they received the Torah. Back in the day, the counting was done with measures of barley (“omer” means “sheaf of barley”) Today, we count each day with a blessing. It’s […]

When Modern Dance Got Caught in Israel’s Culture Wars

Mr. Gaga, the intriguing new documentary about Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company and its artistic director, is about more than dance. Veteran filmmaker Tomer Heymann incorporates never-before-seen archival footage, beautifully shot performances, interviews and rehearsal scenes to present an intimate portrait of the company’s founder, its artistic process, and its role in Israeli cultural history. In 1998, Israel’s foremost modern […]

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Nudity and neon lights at the annual Israel Festival

Dazzling Animated Art For the Holiday of Shavuot

When Modern Dance Got Caught in Israel’s Culture Wars

A Beastie Boy’s Ode to Jewish Brooklyn—In Wallpaper Form

Co-defendant in French art heist says he tossed masterpieces in the trash

The Online Holocaust ‘Selfie’ Art That Set the Internet Ablaze

Marking the Ghosts in Poland’s Old Jewish Cemeteries

Destroyed By Isis, This Ancient Syrian Synagogue Had Jaw-Dropping Murals

Bill to help recover Nazi-looted art introduced in House

Famous Classic Art Works Get Hilarious Jewish Updates

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