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The Israeli Hour Theatre Raises Awareness for Children with Special Needs
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The Israeli Hour Theatre Raises Awareness for Children with Special Needs

February is recognized as a month for raising awareness of children with disabilities. The Israeli Hour Theatre is staging a variety of educational plays focusing on acceptance of the other for schoolchildren nationwide.

Shosh Lahav
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A Flamenco Opera that Revives Ancient Canaanite Mythology
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A Flamenco Opera that Revives Ancient Canaanite Mythology

The show by the Israeli Flamenco Company, BAALOT, connects the ancient history of the Land of Israel with Flamenco culture, which many of its followers view as a religion in itself. January 17, 2026, Suzanne Dellal Center.

Dvir Cooper
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'Ba'alot': A Flamenco Opera Reviving Ancient Canaanite Mythology
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'Ba'alot': A Flamenco Opera Reviving Ancient Canaanite Mythology

The performance by the Israeli flamenco group, BAALOT, connects the ancient history of the Land of Israel with flamenco culture, which many of its practitioners consider a religion in itself. January 17, 2026, Suzanne Dellal Center.

Dvir Cooper
1 min read
A Discovery at 'Ganzim - The Hebrew Writers Association': Uplifting Greetings from Polish Poet Wisława Szymborska
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A Discovery at 'Ganzim - The Hebrew Writers Association': Uplifting Greetings from Polish Poet Wisława Szymborska

The friendship between Holocaust survivor author, Miriam Akavia, and Nobel Prize laureate (1996), Polish poet Wisława Szymborska, led to a touching letter of greetings from Szymborska to Akavia.

Shosh Lahav
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The 8th Winter Festival of the Tel Aviv Culture Hall Returns
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The 8th Winter Festival of the Tel Aviv Culture Hall Returns

Marking 68 years since the Hall's establishment, the festival offers a musical weekend with 15 shows. It will open with the performance 'The Song About the Land' featuring the Israeli Philharmonic and close with a special festival show by Shlomi Shaban and guests.

Shosh Lahav
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A Journey to Hidden Jewish Communities Around the World
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A Journey to Hidden Jewish Communities Around the World

"Judaism Hidden from View": Anu – Museum of the Jewish People is launching a new and fascinating content series focusing on communities operating under the historical radar, such as Chinese Jews, Soviet Anusim (Marranos), those who sought to join the Jewish people, and others.

Shosh Lahav
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The Israeli Opera in a New Production: "Iolanta" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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The Israeli Opera in a New Production: "Iolanta" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky's final opera, premiering at the Israeli Opera, directed by Shirit Lee Weiss and conducted by Dan Ettinger, Musical Director of the Israeli Opera, January 18–28, 2026, at the Shlomo Lahat (Tchitch) Opera House in Tel Aviv.

Shosh Lahav
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Who Will Win the 25th Sapir Prize?
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Who Will Win the 25th Sapir Prize?

Five books, one winner: Mifal HaPais announced the five final nominees for the 2025 Sapir Prize for Literature – “The Short List”

Shosh Lahav
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Eilat Hosts the Piano Festival for the Second Time
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Eilat Hosts the Piano Festival for the Second Time

A unique celebration of Israeli music, continuing a tradition of original productions and collaborations, offering three days of freedom and a magical atmosphere.

Shosh Lahav
3 min read
Under the Theme of 'The Return Home': The 'Keshet Eilon' Music Center Will Hold its Annual Gala Concert
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Under the Theme of 'The Return Home': The 'Keshet Eilon' Music Center Will Hold its Annual Gala Concert

'Keshet Eilon', a music center for string instruments operating in Kibbutz Eilon in the North, will hold its annual gala evening on Saturday night, January 3, 2026, at the Enav Center in Tel Aviv. The concert will be conducted by Keshet Eilon alumna, Michelle Bushkova. The evening will be hosted by Itzhak Rashkovsky, the Musical Director of 'Keshet Eilon'.

Shosh Lahav
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The Opera 'The Emperor of Atlantis': With the Carmel Quartet and Meitar Ensemble
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The Opera 'The Emperor of Atlantis': With the Carmel Quartet and Meitar Ensemble

Marking the 50th anniversary of the premiere of the opera, written in the Terezín Ghetto (1943) by Viktor Ullmann and Peter Kien, it is being staged for the first time in a Hebrew translation, as part of the "Into the Light" project, which presents music lost to the world under the Nazi regime. From December 9, 2025.

Shosh Lahav
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Dreams: A slow and intimate coming-of-age drama by Dag Johan Haugerud
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Dreams: A slow and intimate coming-of-age drama by Dag Johan Haugerud

A girl falls in love for the first time, with her high school teacher. She documents her experiences in writing and shares them with her mother and grandmother, who consider whether to publish it in a book.

Shosh Lahav
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