Israeli Culture

This artist became famous for her drawings of the Jerusalem hills.

This Israeli songwriter is famous for lyrics of such songs as "Jerusalem of Gold" and "Lu Yehi"

To this author and social critic, Israeli identity comes first.

A culmination of foreign and native influences.

Symbols without significance.

A Reader's Guide: Hebrew Literature in Translation

Confronting local politics--on an international stage.

Four films that illustrate and illuminate the culture of Israel's Mizrahi citizens

Films by and about Middle Eastern and North African Jews in Israel

The relationship between Israeli cinema and its establishment has often been an uneasy one. Nonetheless, the history of Israeli cinema mirrors the history of Israel itself.

Israeli films portray the ties and the tensions between Jews and Arabs.

Shadow cinema.