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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 427

Jessica Steinberg

Jessica Steinberg

Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
View of the Sam Spiegel film school in Jerusalem, October 27, 2022. (Photo by Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
December 5, 2024, 10:42 pm
Jerusalem’s Sam Spiegel Film Lab launches 13th year
‘Pulp Fiction’ producer Lawrence Bender and filmmaker Joseph Cedar to teach master classes
By Jessica Steinberg
Actor Guri Alfi spoke at a New York City hostage rally for a new episode of his Kan 11 show, 'The New Jew,' which dropped in November 2024 (Courtesy)
December 4, 2024, 2:20 pm
Actor Guri Alfi returns to the US for new episodes of ‘The New Jew’
Veteran comic speaks to Columbia and Harvard students, the parents of Omer Neutra, and Israelis living in the US
By Jessica Steinberg
Ronen and Orna Neutra speak at a memorial ceremony for their son Omer at the Midway Jewish Center in Hicksville, New York on December 3, 2024. (NY Hostages Families Forum)
December 4, 2024, 2:09 am
Slain Israeli-American hostage remembered as ‘hero of Israel’ at NY memorial service
Hundreds pack synagogue where Omer Neutra had bar mitzvah to pay respects; brother Daniel vows to work for release of all captives in his honor; grandmother speaks at Tel Aviv event
By AP, Jacob Magid and Jessica Steinberg
From 'One Kafka, One Hundred Times' by illustrator Michel Kichka, for the National Library exhibit 'Kafka: Metamorphosis of an Author,' December 2024-June 2025 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
December 3, 2024, 5:06 pm
Franz Kafka’s papers metamorphose into National Library exhibit
Wide-ranging exhibition ‘Kafka: Metamorphosis of an Author’ features the institution’s singular archives and marks 100 years since the Czech author’s death
By Jessica Steinberg
The Shift 101 silent protest sit-in in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on November 25, 2024. (Orna Kupferman)
December 3, 2024, 5:42 am
Inspired by Gandhi, white-clad hostage mothers silently scream in protest
In a new strategy, the Mishmeret 101 rallies are nonviolent and apolitical, with shifts of protesters revolving around families of those abducted by Hamas-led terrorists on Oct. 7
By Jessica Steinberg
Jerusalem's Tower of David Museum will host an accessibility conference December 4-5, 2024 (Credit Ricky Rachman)
December 2, 2024, 10:08 am
Jerusalem ancient citadel museum to host accessibility conference
Tower of David will mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities with 2-day gathering to examine use of technology to bring heritage sites within the reach of all
By Jessica Steinberg
Hostage father Dani Miran, far right, with a long beard grown while his son is held hostage, works with other volunteers at a pizza dinner he organized at the Hostages Forum in November 2024 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
November 30, 2024, 12:12 pm
For hostage’s dad, cooking dinners for other families offers brief respite
Dani Miran, father of captive Omri Miran, hasn’t lived at home since Oct. 7: ‘Most of the time everything feels black, and if I can chop and sauté a little, that’s better’
By Jessica Steinberg
Hanan Ben Ari performs and accepts an award at the 69th ACUM music awards on November 24, 2024 (Credit Shlomi Pinto, ACUM)
November 27, 2024, 4:45 pm
October 7 reverberates at Israeli music awards
Annual ACUM ceremony marks 68 years with awards for veterans and newcomers
By Jessica Steinberg
Former hostages Gabriela Leimberg, left, and her brother, Fernando Marman, at a September 2024 rally for the hostages, nearly a year after they were taken hostage to Gaza on October 7 (Courtesy)
November 25, 2024, 7:36 am
Former hostage reflects on life post-captivity, one year after her release
Gabriela Leimberg talks about the trauma of captivity, her bubble of family and friends, and the support she feels from the Israeli nation
By Jessica Steinberg
'Pink Lady' film director Nir Bergman and screenwriter Mindi Ehrlich, at the Tallinn, Estonia film festival on November 23, 2024. (Courtesy, Tallinn Film Festival)
November 24, 2024, 9:42 pm
Israel’s Nir Bergman wins director’s prize in Tallinn
‘Pink Lady’ explores taboo gay male relationships in the ultra-Orthodox world
By Jessica Steinberg
The memorial site at the former Sderot police station on October 24, 2024, after it was destroyed in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror assault (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
November 24, 2024, 7:36 am
Sderot memorializes police station that was destroyed on October 7
The site of the battle now has murals, pillars that reach for the sky and recorded voices of those who called for help
By Jessica Steinberg
Stars Niv Sultan, left, and Hugh Laurie are seen in a poster for the third season of 'Tehran' by the Kan public broadcaster and Apple TV, airing December 9, 2024. (Courtesy: Kan)
November 22, 2024, 9:05 am
3rd season of ‘Tehran,’ featuring Hugh Laurie, returns to Kan
New season of Israeli thriller airs in December, after delays prompted by the ongoing multifront war, which has featured an unprecedented, real-life Israel-Iran confrontation
By Jessica Steinberg
Vivian Silver, left and Amal Alsana-Alhjooj, when they worked together in the early 2000s, at AJEEC in the Negev, an organization for social change (Courtesy)
November 20, 2024, 4:53 pm
Murdered peace activist Vivian Silver remembered with new prize
Vivian Silver Impact Award will be awarded each year to two women, a Palestinian and an Israeli, working in fields central to the life of Silver, who was killed in Oct. 7 attack
By Jessica Steinberg
(L-R) Yoni Rechter, Yehudit Ravitz, Gidi Gov and David Broza in a poster promoting a series of concerts in 2025 for 'The 16th Sheep' album. (Credit Guy Kushi and Yariv Fine)
November 20, 2024, 3:16 am
Israelis swiftly snatch up tickets for ‘The 16th Sheep’ shows
Not clear if there will be more reunion concerts after two batches of 12,000 tickets each sell out in minutes; shows reunite Yehudit Ravitz, Gidi Gov, Yoni Rechter and David Broza
By Jessica Steinberg
A Bukharan savory pastry featured in 'Savory Flavors,' a culinary guidebook by Ron Diller, published in June 2024 (Courtesy)
November 19, 2024, 2:23 pm
Book offers guide to Israel’s ethnic groups through family restaurants
Ron Diller’s ‘Savory Flavors’ explains the history of the communities behind the country’s multicultural cuisine: ‘I really wanted to tell their stories’
By Jessica Steinberg
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