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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 531

Israeli culture

Visitors on a tour at the new National Library of Israel in 2024 (Courtesy)
March 7, 2025, 9:37 am
After Oct. 7, Israel’s new National Library helps a resilient nation turn the page
The $225 million building opened to the public just days after the Hamas atrocities – and has become an unexpected source of unity for a diverse society craving culture in wartime
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli actor Ze'ev Revach attends a ceremony at the Knesset honoring the torchlighters for the 70th Independence Day ceremony, April 15, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 18, 2025, 8:16 pm
Ze’ev Revach, famed Israeli actor and comedian, dies at 84
Revach starred in classic ‘bourekas’ films and won top awards over his decades-long career on stage and screen
By ToI Staff
Yishai Mogilner, 19, worked as one of the Israeli staff members at Camp Ramah in the Poconos for the 2023 season (Courtesy Ella Goldberg)
September 1, 2023, 9:29 am
What Matters Now to counselor Yishai Mogilner: Being an Israeli at a US summer camp
Picking up from last summer’s podcast with two Israeli counselors at Camp Ramah in the Poconos, first-time staffer Yishai Mogilner talks about returning to his family’s camp
By Jessica Steinberg
Alberto Hotel by Isrotel in central Tel Aviv (courtesy Lior Grundman)
August 31, 2022, 2:25 am
Tapping into boutique hotel trend, Isrotel trades beach-bumming for urban energy
Alberto Hotel, built out of a renovated 109-year-old building in Tel Aviv’s trendy Nahalat Binyamin, offers city chic for travelers seeking something other than behemoth resorts
By Danielle Nagler
A Taiwanese dance teacher practices Israeli folk dance in Yilan, Taiwan. (Jordyn Haime)/ JTA
July 4, 2022, 5:34 am
How Israeli songs became integral to Taiwan’s national folk dancing tradition
Dating back to the nationalist Kuomintang government era, the pastime is still beloved by many Taiwanese of a certain age – and Hebrew classics make up a big part of the repertoire
By Jordyn Haime
Israelis seen at a celebration for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot in Kibbutz Sarid, in Emek Yizrael on May 16, 2021. (Anat Hermony/Flash90)
June 5, 2022, 3:29 pm
On the kibbutz, Shavuot is a time for remembering the movement’s glory days
The biblical harvest festival resonates with the agricultural collectives’ largely secular residents and offers an opportunity for pageants, concerts, fairs and other celebrations
By Hillel Kuttler
June 22, 2021, 2:54 pm
Join ToI Community for an evening of learning and levity with Benji Lovitt
In a ToI Community exclusive live comedy event on Tuesday, June 29, Lovitt will show us pivotal moments in Israeli history – and the humor that accompanied them
By ToI Staff
Israeli poet Natan Zach (screen capture: YouTube)
November 6, 2020, 3:32 pm
Israel Prize-winning poet Natan Zach dies at 89
Berlin-born writer who helped shape Israeli poetry was a lightning rod for controversy in his later years over a number of political, racial statements
By ToI Staff and AP
A young woman visits her grandmother in Kibbutz Barkai, Israel, April 26, 2020. (Guy Prives/Getty Images/ via JTA)
June 4, 2020, 11:36 am
Farmers’ markets, to-go cocktails and online art: Tel Aviv’s pandemic response
From army induction to religious services, every facet of Israeli life has been affected by the coronavirus crisis — and Sabras respond with typical ingenuity
By Shira Rubin
A look at the work behind Bitton’s Ulpan Bitnua online dance studio. (Courtesy of Gabi Bitton/ via JTA)
May 11, 2020, 4:16 pm
COVID-19 can’t stop one of Israel’s national passions: Folk dance
Zoom groups run by instructors the world over continue to practice a cultural tradition that brings people together, even as social distancing keeps them physically apart
By Marcus M. Gilban
Mordo and Ella Ben-David. (Courtesy)
May 18, 2019, 9:00 am
1948 battlefield love story unfolds in forgotten letters recovered by their son
A glimpse of Israel’s fight for independence through the eyes of two 20-something fighters, as their missives are found decades after their deaths by their children… including me
By Amir Ben-David
Skewers grilling M25 meat restaurant in Tel Aviv. (Ran Biran)
May 9, 2019, 6:49 am
Why are Israelis obsessed with charcoal grilling on Independence Day?
Prof. Nir Avieli answers your searing questions about Israel’s love of fire-roasted meat, and how the barbecue fits into the heart of its national identity
By Alon Hadar
Yona Atari (Twitter)
March 11, 2019, 12:11 pm
Actress and singer Yona Atari dies at 85
Netanyahu praises Israeli star of the ’50s and ’60s as ‘paragon of talent in everything she did’
By ToI Staff
Assi Cohen, left, as Broide, and Daniella Kertesz as Anna in 'Autonomies.' (Courtesy)
January 21, 2019, 3:51 pm
Dystopian drama ‘Autonomies’ stands on its own at NY Jewish Film Festival
By the creator of ‘Shtisel,’ the six-part series depicts an Israel officially divided after bitter civil war turns the country into walled-off religious and secular states
By Jordan Hoffman
An artwork called "McJesus," which was sculpted by Finnish artist Jani Leinonen and depicts a crucified Ronald McDonald, is seen on display as part of the Haifa museum's "Sacred Goods" exhibit, in Haifa, Israel, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Hundreds of Christians calling for the sculpture's removal protested at the museum last week. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
January 15, 2019, 7:21 pm
Deputy AG says minister can’t cut museum’s budget over ‘McJesus’ art
Dina Zilber informs Miri Regev that law doesn’t allow for money to be withheld over ‘insult to religious feelings’
By ToI Staff
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