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Review: Meet the woman who saved countless art masterpieces from the Nazis

Valland is the real-life heroine of “The Art Spy,” a curator at Jeu de Paume Museum in Paris in the 1940s.

By CHRIS HEWITT/TNS
29/05/2025
  ‘I TRULY believe everything happens for a reason.’

From Ramle to Orange County: Maya Vorobyov discusses her past, present, and future

“I took Zionism and Judaism for granted. I never imagined that I could be targeted," says the executive director of TalkIsrael, "Looking back I truly believe everything happened for a reason.”

By ALAN ROSENBAUM , IN COLLABORATION WITH TALKISRAEL
29/05/2025

Leading innovation in a rapidly changing world

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, president of the Holon Institute of Technology, explains how HIT is staying ahead of the curve to tackle today’s toughest technological challenges

Documentary on Israeli architect Ada Karmi-Melamede

Yael Melamade interviews the designer of the Supreme Court building in Jerusalem – her mom.

By KEN TOLTZ
29/05/2025

A little-known Jewish tragedy is told in new film

A new docu-drama focuses on the 2,000 Jewish children who were seized by order of King Joao II of Portugal in 1493.

Four Israeli artists to display at London Art Biennale

Four Israeli artists have been selected for July's London Art Biennale 2025, one of the UK’s most respected international art events.

Concert review: An Israel Philharmonic evening of waltzes

Guest conductor Manfred Honeck led the orchestra through a program that featured the music of Schulhoff, Haydn, and Strauss.

By SARAH HERSHENSON
27/05/2025

Yair Vardi, Israeli dance visionary, dies at 76

Yair Vardi, the dancer-choreographer who shaped Israel's contemporary dance landscape, died of cancer.

By NERIA BARR
26/05/2025

Israeli film ‘Dead Language’ to compete at Tribeca Film Festival

The new film by an Israeli directing duo has been chosen to compete in the Viewpoints section of the festival.

Sylvan Adams Named To The Inaugural 2025 Time100 Philanthropy List

TIME Magazine has named the 100 most influential leaders in global philanthropy shaping the future of giving

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