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Jessica Steinberg
Jessica Steinberg
Jessica Steinberg covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center.
Beverly Barkat in her Jerusalem studio, a few weeks before the final completion and assembly of 'After the Tribes' (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
August 11, 2018, 10:11 am
Out of the shadows, Jerusalem mayor’s wife finds her voice in bold strokes
Beverly Barkat's new art installment, 'After the Tribes,' to feature at Rome's Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi, in honor of Israel's 70th
By Jessica Steinberg
Hip hop artist Grandmaster Flash returns to Israel in September (Courtesy Grandmaster Flash Facebook page)
August 10, 2018, 3:29 pm
Hip hop DJ Grandmaster Flash to perform in Tel Aviv
Pioneer of genre set to make third visit to Israel for September show
By Jessica Steinberg
Suzanne Vega, 2013, photographed at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts located in Katonah, New York (Courtesy Suzanne Vega)
August 9, 2018, 11:23 am
Suzanne Vega returns to Israel for 2 back-to-back performances
The popular folk-rock singer will perform at Masada's Tamar Festival and in Haifa the next night, both during the Sukkot holiday
By Jessica Steinberg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (left) and Clara Spera appear in 'RBG' by Betsy West and Julie Cohen, an official selection of the Documentary Premieres program at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo CNN Films)
August 7, 2018, 8:04 pm
Giants grace screen at National Library documentary film fest
Fourth annual Docu.Text starts August 19 with spotlight on Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By Jessica Steinberg
Locals getting wet at Ein Lavan, a natural spring near the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo (Hadas Parush/Flash 90)
August 4, 2018, 11:11 am
Time to get wet: A guide to five pool options around Jerusalem
From pricey comfort to natural springs, there's more than one way to go swimming in the holy city
By Jessica Steinberg
Stefan Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh, the two designers whose works form the basis of 'Sagmeister & Walsh: A Retrospective,' currently at the Holon Design Museum (Courtesy Holon Design Museum)
August 4, 2018, 9:21 am
A prism for the emotions: Holon museum spotlights visual communication duo
A retrospective of the work of NYC's Sagmeister and Walsh ranges from a deconstructed pair of Levi's 501s to bananas and bamboo used in the pursuit of happiness
By Jessica Steinberg
A leafy street in Arnona, where the Jerusalem municipality and local real estate developers are ready to build towers in order to create more apartment units (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
August 3, 2018, 1:48 pm
As Jerusalem starts building into the sky, should my family be moving up too?
With affordable housing scarce, the city is encouraging residents to pair with developers and turn low-rises into towers. For this writer, that's brought a work assignment home
By Jessica Steinberg
Argentian writer Liliana Heker (second from right) applauded after her play was performed at the International Writer's festival in Jerusalem in May 2010 (Miriam Alster/Flash 90)
August 3, 2018, 6:43 am
Bi-annual Jerusalem book fests join forces to become yearly event
The Jerusalem International Book Fair and the International Writers Festival are now the annual Jerusalem International Book Forum, bringing authors and publishers together
By Jessica Steinberg
The works of Lego artist Sean Kenney are currently on display at Tel Aviv's port, until August 31, 2018 (Courtesy Sean Kenney)
August 1, 2018, 12:09 am
Everything interlocks at Lego exhibit in Tel Aviv port
The works of New York artist Sean Kenney are on display at Hangar 11 throughout August, along with places to build and buy the tiny plastic bricks
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
Artist Yoram Raanan putting the final touches on one of his recent artworks (Courtesy Yoram Raanan)
July 30, 2018, 1:30 pm
From the ashes of a forest fire, a new vision rises for a Jerusalem-area artist
His studio and life's work burned down in the devastating 2016 fires, but Beit Meir's Yoram Raanan knew 'something really good' was going to come out of it
By Jessica Steinberg
Tel Aviv couples are invited to show their love in Kissing Spots, set up for Tu B'Av, Israel's Valentine's Day, which began Thursday night, July 26 and continues through Friday, July 27 (Courtesy Guy Yechiely)
July 27, 2018, 4:03 pm
Tel Aviv celebrates Tu B’Av and couplehood with Kissing Spots
Grab your partner and plant one at these giant, hot-pink picture frames set against the backdrop of the beach
By Jessica Steinberg
Shuli Rand (center) as Yakov Cohen, and his two fellow, fictionalized Shas-founding partners, in The Unorthodox, which premiered at the Jerusalem Film Festival on July 26, 2018 (courtesy)
July 27, 2018, 3:29 am
‘The Unorthodox’ proves inspired choice at opening of Jerusalem Film Fest
World premiere of fictionalized account of the rise and corruption of Shas garners warm applause from chilly Jerusalemites; Miri Regev stays away, gets booed anyway
By David Horovitz and Jessica Steinberg
Director Quentin Tarantino and his Israel fiance, Daniella Pik, at the opening night of the 2016 Jerusalem Film Festival (Hadas Parush/Flash 90)
July 26, 2018, 6:17 am
Jerusalem of gold welcomes the silver screen as film festival comes to town
Screenings of 180 films will dot the capital, many of them outdoors
By Jessica Steinberg
A previous free, summer opera performance at Tel Aviv's Ganei Yehoshua (Courtesy Yossi Zwecker)
July 19, 2018, 1:27 am
Israeli Opera sings tale of ‘Nabucco’ at free August 9 Tel Aviv show
Grab your spot on the grass for the 16th summertime Opera in the Park
By Jessica Steinberg
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