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Arts and Culture
A shared melody
Arab and Jewish teenagers in Jerusalem united in song at a public piano, exemplifying how music can bridge entrenched social and political divisions. This moment…
Voices restored
Avigail recorded a reading from the diary of Gela Seksztajn, a Warsaw Ghetto artist, for a Yad Vashem exhibit shortly after her conversion to Judaism.…
From Morocco to New Orleans, via Jerusalem
Israeli singer Neta Elkayam has developed a deep connection with New Orleans, finding parallels between the city’s musical culture and her North African Jewish heritage.…
The Yiddish comeback
The Holocaust devastated the Yiddish-speaking Jewish communities of Central and Eastern Europe, resulting in the loss of millions of lives and the near-eradication of a…
The art of community connections
The Nekuda Gallery at the historic Valley Train station in northern Israel has transformed its waiting room into an evolving art installation featuring hand-stitched barcodes…
The Bayeux Tapestry’s Historic Journey to Britain
The Bayeux Tapestry has been loaned to Britain for display at the British Museum, marking the first time this nearly 1,000-year-old artifact has traveled due…
Karakia brings fresh voice to literary trail
A new illuminated sculpture featuring a karakia in te reo Māori, created by Ben Ngaia and designed by David Hakaraiņa, will be added to Wellington’s…