Jerusalem Cinematheque

The AniNation animation festival marks its first decade of business at the Jerusalem Cinematheque

The six-day AniNation animation festival is a very varied affair. It offers a variety of items from across the geographic and cultural landscape.

|ByBARRY DAVIS
‘Let’s Solve This’ offers a fresh perspective on regional politics. )
Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra (see Sunday).

Jerusalem highlights: October 30-November 5

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Kochav Hayarden National Park will offer bird migration tours, kite-making and flying workshops, and family activities.

Election Day picks, programs, and discounts

Make the most of your Election Day off on October 27 by catching a movie or heading outdoors.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Smadar Initiative is featuring ‘Inglorious Bastards.’ (see Saturday).

Jerusalem highlights: October 2 – October 8

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Jerusalem highlights: September 11-17

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

SEPTEMBER 11, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Avi Kaiser and Sergio Antonino (see Tuesday).

Jerusalem highlights: August 7-13

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

AUGUST 7, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Do not disturb until Chelyabinsk

Jerusalem highlights: July 31-August 6

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JULY 31, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
A recent picture of Yad Kennedy.

Jerusalem highlights: June 12-18

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JUNE 12, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Irvin Unger presents his new book on Arthur Szyk (see Monday).

Jerusalem highlights: April 17-23

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

APRIL 17, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Jerusalem Cinematheque unveils renovated auditorium

Jerusalem highlights: February 20-26

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

FEBRUARY 20, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Red Tent’ exhibition of works by Michal Tamir (see Saturday).

Lanzmann’s 'Shoah' returns to Jerusalem in special Cinematheque tribute

Lanzmann’s genius was to understand that the details were the story, that in the deepest sense, it was impossible to memorialize the Holocaust without knowing exactly what happened.

JANUARY 18, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCREEN GRAB of Claude Lanzmann driving, from the documentary, ‘All I Had Was Nothingness’.

Jerusalem Cinematheque pays tribute to Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton, one of the most distinctive and endearing American actresses of all time, will be honored in showings of her most beloved films at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.

JANUARY 11, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
DIANE KEATON as Annie Paradis in the iconic ‘First Wives Club.’

Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival features story of Polish Jewish teenager who triggered Kristallnacht

In Proud Jewish Boy, documentarian Isri Halpern sets out to find the truth about the 17-year-old Jewish refugee who assassinated a German diplomat in Paris in 1938.

DECEMBER 15, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
Scene from the film, Proud Jewish Boy, by Isri Halpern.

Grapevine, December 14, 2025: Affordable acting

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 13, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Tovah Feldshuh poses on the red carpet for the film "Tuner", as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) returns for its 50th edition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 8, 2025.