Culture

Omer Adam ties the knot: Pop singer marries Sacha Israelovich in intimate Portofino ceremony

The couple began their wedding festivities with an intimate, family-only gathering, with events set to continue over the next two days.

Newlyweds Omer Adam and Sacha Israelovich post an image of their intimate wedding ceremony in Portofino, August 25, 2026.
Miki Peled.

Legendary Festigal producer Miki Peled dies at 87

RISA BROOKE OZE at ‘Kat World.’ With ‘Meow York Times Mourns the Demise of Khatmeini’ illustrating propaganda’s strange glamour.

'Kat World:' Artist Risa Brooke Oze turns wartime life in Israel into whiskered, cat-themed satire

JEWISH AMERICAN mobster Meyer Lansky in ‘Lansky – the Zionist Gangster.’

What to watch in Israel this week: Lansky’s Zionism, E.T. on Disney+, and the James Bond curse


Three artists, three questions: Immersed in colors

Artists explore the use of color in their art, often to find a path to a positive, optimistic outlook on life or to encourage viewers to action, to take action or give them strength.

VERA KUNIS.

‘Taking in the View’: Ticho House reframes Jerusalem through contemporary art

Taking in the View reveals hidden layers in Anna Ticho’s work through photography, long exposure, and digital transformation.

Paris-based Israeli photographer Raphael Y. Herman takes the long road to his creative process.

Cultural boycott surge: Israeli artists cut off from global stage after October 7

If artists are stifled and only one-sided rhetoric is allowed, the damage will extend far beyond Israel; it will impoverish cultural discourse worldwide.

BDS FASHION statement: Anti-Israel earrings worn in London.

Israel's Noam Bettan dazzles in second Eurovision rehearsal as FBI helps with security

At the same time, Austrian police said they were preparing for a week of heightened security both before and during the event.  

Noam Bettan poses for a picture in Neve Ilan, near Jerusalem, January 21, 2026

Backlash grows over Israeli character in R.F. Kuang’s upcoming novel 'Taipei Story'

Author R.F. Kuang is facing backlash after a leaked excerpt from her new novel included an Israeli character, prompting criticism and calls for a boycott.

R.F. Kuang attends the Girls Write Now Awards 2024 at DVF Studio on Oct. 10, 2024, in New York City.

Bank Hapoalim to open 54 Israeli museums, heritage sites with free admission over May weekends

The “Poalim Israeli” initiative will offer free entry on three Friday-Saturday weekends in May, with advance registration required.

Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’: Israel rolls out red carpet as Tel Aviv hosts early premiere

Israel rolls out the red carpet for highly anticipated fashion romp ahead of US release, as celebrities and creatives return to the spotlight weeks after war.

REUNITED AND IT FEELS so red (from L): Emily Blunt (Emily Charlton); Anne Hathaway (Andy Sachs); and Stanley Tucci (Nigel Kipling) attend ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ world premiere at New York City’s Lincoln Center, April 20.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's future lies in democracy, not geopolitical fearmongering - opinion

Bosnia and Herzegovina deserves to be understood as a sovereign, pluralistic European state – not as an instrument in imported ideological narratives or geopolitical contestation.

 The flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina

From canvas to country: Israeli artists turn landscape into ideology and memory

The landscape of the Land of Israel has never been neutral. Shaped by longing, ideology, and memory as much as by sight, artists have repeatedly turned the land into an idea.

YEHUDA ARMONI, ‘Capriccio’

Ink and irony: A closer look at the cartoonist who chronicled Israel’s formative years

From a discarded book at the National Library to iconic sketches of Arieh Navon, a personal journey through the satirical heart of early statehood reveals the humor and grit of our founding years.

THE CHIZBATRON, (1948) by Arieh Navon