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Mekudeshet

At a recent FeelBeit event in August 2025 (Credit Zaki Qutteineh)
August 19, 2025, 9:37 am
On shifting ground, Jerusalem’s FeelBeit center offers home for Israeli-Palestinian art
Co-directors of Jerusalem arts hub located on seam between East and West Jerusalem talk about new program ‘Shift’ and the complexity of the last two years
By Jessica Steinberg
The bar at FeelBeit, the Israeli-Palestinian culture house set on the border of East and West Jerusalem.(Courtesy FeelBeit)
July 29, 2022, 11:12 am
Music project to build bridges, on border of East and West Jerusalem
Twelve musicians from Israel and abroad will perform and jam with audiences for a week as part of Árkho project, at Israel-Palestinian culture house
By Jessica Steinberg
Itay Mautner (left) and Michal Vaknin, the new artistic directors of the Israel Festival, announced July 4, 2021 (Courtesy Yair Meyuhas)
July 4, 2021, 12:16 pm
Israel Festival announces new artistic director team
Itay Mautner and Michal Vaknin will lead veteran cultural event ahead of its 61st year
By Jessica Steinberg
The neon hands spelling out the word 'light' in Hebrew and Arabic sign language at the new home of the Mekudeshet cultural organization in Jerusalem, opened during the coronavirus pandemic (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
March 9, 2021, 3:20 pm
Group offers new ways to explore Jerusalem despite pandemic
Mekudeshet cultural organization offers care packages, communal gatherings and a new home for ‘new format in same field’
By Jessica Steinberg
The weekly meetings of Tzomet Lev, created by the Mekudeshet Festival for the 2020 summer season, as a way to bring together Jewish and Arab residents of southern Jerusalem (Courtesy Mekudeshet)
July 26, 2020, 11:47 am
Drive-in performances, digital meetups among creative ways to celebrate summer
Here are some podcasts, one-time performances, neighborly get-togethers and virtual talks for whiling away Jerusalem’s hot summer days
By Jessica Steinberg
A tour group listens to a guide at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade in Jerusalem against the backdrop of the Old City in 2018 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 21, 2020, 4:50 pm
Large Ferris wheel proposed for scenic Jerusalem promenade
Envisioned at half the height of London Eye, attraction is one of many being considered to upgrade ‘visitor experience’ at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade
By Sue Surkes
Israelis from the culture and arts industry clash with police during a protest outside the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on June 15, 2020 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 20, 2020, 7:41 am
As concerts get canceled, promoters wonder how long they can hang on
Israeli concert and festival producers up in arms about lost income and lack of work due to the coronavirus
By Jessica Steinberg
The 108 musicians who participated in 'Shalem,' the September 12, 2019 Mekudeshet festival concert of broken instruments (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
September 14, 2019, 3:11 am
Dozens of broken instruments create a harmonious whole in ‘Shalem’
Audiences gather for a unique Mekudeshet event in Jerusalem as over 100 musicians and composers put on a musical celebration
By Jessica Steinberg
The 'Window Frames' installation, part of the Mekudeshet 2019 festival (Courtesy Eric Potterman)
July 12, 2019, 9:36 am
Windows into Jerusalem’s history commemorate the artist who collected them
‘Window Stories,’ the first installment of this year’s Mekudeshet Festival, was created to remember artist and activist Yoram Amir, who died in March
By Jessica Steinberg
A musical performance at the Tower of David Museum, during the 2016 Mekudeshet (Courtesy Noam Shognovsky)
July 31, 2018, 6:55 am
Summer culture festival packs surprises in ‘social innovation lab’ Jerusalem
Introducing audiences to influencers ‘who are all doing amazing things,’ annual month of Mekudeshet events sets about dissolving boundaries through performances and art
By Jessica Steinberg
Setting the stage with Eviatar Banai at a sunset Mekudeshet concert (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
September 14, 2017, 1:50 pm
Eviatar Banai plays to the sunset at the Tower of David
Singer-songwriter pleases the crowd at Mekudeshet festival in the shadow of the museum’s ancient walls
By Jessica Steinberg
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem soccer team fan and social worker Gil Hochstein spoke passionately about what the fan-owned team does for its cadre of owners during a Mekudehshet festival walking tour Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
September 10, 2017, 5:23 am
Seeing another Jerusalem, off the beaten tracks
Dreamers, teachers, carob trees, and community gardens are all part of the five-hour Mekudeshet festival treks through the capital
By Jessica Steinberg
Conductor of the Jerusalem Orchestra East West, Tom Cohen, and singer Nasreen Qadri, at a rehearsal for the Kulna concert in Jerusalem. (Gil Rouvio/Mekudeshet)
September 6, 2017, 10:15 am
Jerusalem concert and art show imagines a different kind of Middle East
‘Kulna,’ scheduled for Thursday, looks to bring together capital’s residents with blend of material from Israel and the Arab world
By Luke Tress
A musical performance at the Tower of David Museum, during the 2016 Mekudeshet (Courtesy Noam Shognovsky)
July 27, 2017, 12:32 pm
Looking for a sacred connection in Jerusalem summer season
The annual ‘Mekudeshet’ celebration of the city’s people and their diversity, through music and ceremonies, walks and talks
By Jessica Steinberg
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