Vatican invites Exorcist Director William Friedkin to Meet a Real Dybbuk
"I don't think I will ever be the same having seen this astonishing thing."
Ivanka Trump Says NYT Distorted Facts of Father’s Treatment of Women [video]
The NYT report described "unwelcome romantic advances, unending commentary on the female form, a shrewd reliance on ambitious women, and unsettling workplace conduct."
What If They Built a $24 Million ‘Palestinian Museum’ and There Was Nothing to...
All the museum people would say is, “We didn’t feel that what was delivered was up to scratch.”
Woody Allen Brunt of Rape Joke at Cannes Ceremony [video]
It looks like the French have just learned the art of the Roast and are still not so adept at it. Where's Don Rickles when you need him?
Ori Gersht’s ‘Floating World’ at London’s Ben Brown Fine Arts
Israeli photographer Ori Gersht's latest works are a series of photographs capturing the ancient gardens in Buddhist Zen temples in and around Kyoto.
Watch full Version: Knesset ‘Songs in their Memory’ Event Honoring Israel’s Fallen [video]
The evening featured performances by Shiri Meimon, Ninet Tayeb, Harel Skaat, Idan Haviv, Chief IDF Cantor Lt. Col. Shai Abramson, Uziya Tzadok and military bands.
Anti-Zionist Mob Invades Brooklyn Museum to Protest Nuance and Humanism
When white people decolonize their oppressors, does it count as liberation, or does it automatically constitute an occupation?
French Government Returns Stolen Degas to Jewish Owners
According to the French government, the country's museums are in possession of some 2,000 similarly unclaimed works.
From Han to Han, May The Force Be Jewish
The actor cast in the male lead for the newest Star Wars sequel is Jewish, as is original Han Solo character Harrison Ford.
Israeli General Counseling Police Protecting Cannes Film Festival
More than 500 security personnel as well as paramilitary gendarmes will patrol the Palais des Festivals area.
Anne Frank’s Book of Fairytales Auctioned for $62,500
According to a spokesman for the auction house, the auction included half a dozen potential buyers and lasted a minute.
Iranian Filmmaker Awaiting 233 lashes Sentence over Documentary [video]
Understandably, Iran's authorities were not amused.
Brilliant Landscape Architect Roberto Burle Marx at the Jewish Museum
Burle Marx’s art inhabits a rare space between the rational and the lyrical. Nature’s variability was for him a liberating force.
Two Roman-Era ‘Mummy Paintings’ Stolen By Nazis Returned to Jewish Heirs
Two 'mummy paintings' stolen by the Nazis from the heirs of a German publisher have been returned to his heirs.
Jewish Group Condemns German YouTube’s Neo-Nazi Videos
"If I post something from Adele or Taylor Swift, you can bet it'll be gone in a few hours."
Shimon Attie Challenging Preconceived Notions about Israel and the ‘Territories’
Rich with ambiguity, the phrases—some culled from the history of Zionism, others artistic distillations—resist interpretation.
Family of German Jewish Victim Suing Israel Museum over ‘Birds’ Head Haggadah’
The family’s attorney is E. Randol Schoenberg, who helped Maria Altmann successfully recover Gustav Klimt's "Woman in Gold," from the Belvedere Museum in Vienna.
German Museum Displays Small Scale Expressions of Racial Hatred
It turns out Germans continue to harbor ugly feelings about people and things that are not German, and they prefer their bigotry small and intimate, away from the lime lights.
Binyamin Council Launches Stunning Virtual Tour to Entice Tourism [video]
An estimated 1.5 million tourists visit sites across Judea and Samaria annually.
Tel Aviv Yafo Celebrates Water Sports This Week in ‘Sail 2016’
Israelis and tourists from all over the country and abroad are in Tel Aviv this week to celebrate water sports.
Streisand on Rumors of Prince Charles Fling: Could Have Been First Real Jewish Princess
The secret romance-fling apparently took place in 1994, two years after his highness had separated from Princess Diana.
FOI Request for Obama to Share Advance Game of Thrones Copies
"When the commander-in-chief says, 'I want to see advanced episodes,' what are you gonna do?"
New Ethiopian-Israeli Soldier Film to Be Released on Independence Day [video]
Born and raised in an Ethiopian village, Mekonen was a 12-year-old shepherd when his father died suddenly, less than a day before his family was to move to Israel.
Jerusalem’s Gazelle Valley Urban Wildlife Park Takes the Prize
Jerusalem's newest award-winning wildlife park is an island of serenity in a city buzzing with culture.
Kevin Costner in Israel for pre-premiere of Criminal
Academy Award winner stars alongside actress Gal Gadot in Israeli directed, produced film.
90-Yr-Old New Yorker Suing Art Dealer for Info on Paintings Stolen by Nazis
Attorney David Toren is hunting for two museum-quality paintings stolen from his family by the Nazis.
Yiddish Theater Triumphs Again at Museum of City of NY
Yiddish Theater returns to New York in a one-of-a-kind exhibit that runs through July 31.
Son of Saul’ Wins Oscar for Best Foreign Film
'Son of Saul's' riveting plot brought a first-time Oscar for a Hungarian film, by a first-time director.
Jerusalem’s Israel Museum Searches for New Director
The present director transformed the Israel Museum into a world-class institution and doubled visitor numbers.
Knesset Committee Amends ‘Popcorn Law’ to Let Movie Goers Bring Own Snacks
Here's another good reason to make Aaliyah: pretty soon you'd be able to openly bring to the movies as many snacks as your heart desires — openly!
