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Israeli Cinderellas take part in Banksy's 'Dismaland'

Secretive street artist invited three Israeli artists to contribute to his dystopian theme park in a seaside English town; Uncle Walt would not be amused.

By Shany Littman | Sep 3, 2015 | 12:20 PM

Artworks, sculptures and performers are seen at 'Dismaland'

WATCH: Banksy takes aim at Gazan misery in new video
By Reuters and Haaretz | 14
WATCH: Gazan parkour team's tongue-in-cheek answer to Banksy
By Haaretz
Gaza police seize Banksy painting after complaint
By Nidal al-Mughrabi | 1

IN PICTURES: The Bat Yam street theater festival, in living color

The Prizma Ensemble marched through the city streets dressed in colorful unitards is a part of the festival. The performance deals with questions of identity, movement and meeting in the public sphere.

By Tomer Appelbaum | Aug 31, 2015 | 12:46 PM

Israel's Shenkar College ranks 11th in the world in fashion design

Britain’s Business of Fashion puts two London-based schools in the top three.

By Ruth Perl Baharir | Aug 26, 2015 | 04:32 AM

The Jerusalem fabric merchant who lives in a material world

Bilal Abu Khalaf’s store sells imported Syrian fabrics to Hasidic Jews, Christian clergymen and Muslim imams.

By Shachar Atwan | Aug 25, 2015 | 04:53 AM

Strong enough for a man, made for a woman: Iconic designer presents first women's fashion line

Serene but not stilted, and with a bit of a masculine edge, the owner of the Sketch fashion brand, who up to now only designed men’s clothing, presents his first fashion line for women.

By Ruth Perl Baharir | Aug 24, 2015 | 03:35 PM

The turbulent history of Jews and Israel, told in New Year's greetings

From the emigration to America to Israeli satire, the faded tradition of Rosh Hashanah cards is more exciting than you think. Examples are on display at the Israel Museum.

By Ofer Aderet | Aug 24, 2015 | 03:32 AM

Instillations at the 'Twenty—two' exhibit in the Tempo Rubato Gallery.

A summer exhibition in Israel doesn't have to revolve around the sun

By Galia Yahav | Aug 20, 2015 | 11:49 AM

From Ilya Rabinovich’s exhibition 'Museutopia | Israel – Moldova.'

This exhibit of old-fashioned Zionist heroism may make you laugh

Funny and sad, heroic and pathetic at the same time, an exhibition of photographs takes a critical view of national and military museums.

By Galia Yahav | Aug 13, 2015 | 10:52 AM

Orna Porat at the premiere of “Jeanne d’Arc,” 1952.

A kind of happy end:  A theater critic’s memories of Orna Porat

The prankster, the friend who was honest to a fault, the smile that could lift a plane skyward: the lesser-known sides of the great actress and theater founder.

By Michael Handelzalts | Aug 13, 2015 | 07:14 AM

Show off your miniature golf skills at this art exhibit

A group show at the Bat Yam Museum of Contemporary Art presents sculptural installations that double as miniature golf courses, with visitors invited to play.

By Galia Yahav | Aug 8, 2015 | 02:13 PM

Comic proportions: When Moses meets Superman

From Samson's battles to the wars of King David, a fusion of comics and  Bible stories is the crux of this exhibition at the Israeli Cartoon Museum in Holon.

By Itay Stern | Aug 1, 2015 | 12:18 PM

Why Spielberg is all ears for this Israeli podcast

The makers of hit podcast ‘Israel Story’ reveal the secrets of their success.

By Itay Stern | Jul 28, 2015 | 03:14 AM

The telling little label inside Netanyahu's suit jacket

Does the PM's Italian luxury suit symbolize a change in Netanyahu’s awareness of fashion and image?

By Shachar Atwan | Jul 26, 2015 | 08:27 PM

Food & Wine

A French fried potato on a skewer at the Carmel market

Would you like (skewered) fries with that?

By Eran Laor | 01:01 PM

The best thing since sliced bread: Israeli sandwiches

By Gil Gutkin , Rotem Maimon | 09:59 AM

Renaissance on a roll: How the bagel went from shtetls to haute cuisine

By Ronit Vered | 06:24 AM | 4

Poem of the Week

Little boys learning Hebrew, Lublin, Poland 1924

Poem of the Week || First day of school in a lost world

By Vivian Eden | 11:27 AM

Evil spirits lurking in Israel's national anthem

By Vivian Eden | 02:37 PM

Poem of the Week || Divorce and BB guns: Agony through the prism of animals

By Vivian Eden | 03:50 PM

Travel

Skating at the Ice Peaks skating rink in Holon

Things to do around Israel, September 4-10, 2015

By Haaretz | 12:30 PM

Things to do around Israel, August 28-September 3, 2015

By Haaretz | 01:16 PM

Things to do around Israel, August 21-27, 2015

By Haaretz | 11:33 AM

Books

A slave pouring wine for his master. A Roman mosaic from the 2nd century, Tunisia.

A Jewish slave in the Roman Empire

By Yaron Avitov | 02:49 PM

Clearing the name of the Arab emperor

By Benny Ziffer | 02:30 PM

Alone in Berlin: How a young Jewish woman outwitted the Nazis

By Lisa Katz | 12:26 PM