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Inside Kfar Yehoshua's old train station, artists stitch Israel's story since October 7

Once upon a time, the historic Valley Train connected a region. Today, it is connecting a community through art

|ByTANIA SHALOM MICHAELIAN
Historic Valley Train at Kfar Yehoshua Station, 1930s. People exit the waiting room where the art gallery is now housed.Premium
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, March 16, 2024

Philadelphia Jewish museum vandalized with antisemitic graffiti, third attack in nearly a year

Andrew Goretsky, senior regional director of the Anti-Defamation League in Philadelphia, said the incident was "deeply frustrating, but unfortunately not surprising."

|ByYOAV ETIEL
Meital Covo's 'Audio Walk' offers a contemplative curative experience for all.

Can sound heal? Inside Overtones, the Israel Museum exhibition turning sound into an art form

Given that deplorable, increasingly challenging state of affairs, a visit to the Overtones: Sound and Art exhibition, curated by Talia Amar, makes solid remedial sense.

|ByBARRY DAVIS
"The Castle of the Pyrenees" a painting by famous Belgian artist Rene Magritte is seen on a wall as a laborer on a ladder prepares the Israel Museum of Jerusalem for a re-opening.

Belgian collector lends rare René Magritte work to Israel Museum during painting restoration

The Castle of the Pyrenees was damaged approximately two months ago when a five-year-old boy visiting the museum with his family pushed a pinecone toward the painting, causing a tear in the canvas.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Three artists, three questions: Creating an alternative reality

Exhibitions in Beersheba, Bat Yam, and Tel Aviv show how Israeli artists can turn even the smallest room into an immersive world of emotion and imagination.

AUGUST 2, 2026ByBASIA MONKA
TALI NAVON.

Pro-Palestinian activists convicted of criminal damage after targeting Picasso artwork

The incident took place at the National Gallery in London, where two Youth Demand activists approached Pablo Picasso’s 1901 masterpiece Motherhood and taped a graphic poster over its glass cover.

JULY 29, 2026ByALEX CARSON
Protesters dressed as suffragettes as chant their message and hold signs during the demonstration at National Gallery on March 6, 2026 in London, England.

Jerusalem highlights: July 24-30

What’s new to do in Israel’s capital?

JULY 24, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Blue Sun (see Sunday).

Jonty Hurwitz brings mind-bending science, art, and optical illusions to Jerusalem

Jonty Hurwitz’s works are sculptures smaller than atoms and images created by cylindrical mirrors.

JULY 19, 2026ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A microphoto taken by the South-African-born sculptor is a of a flesh-colored surface with a tiny elephant on it. When viewed though a microscope nearby shows it’s a human finger and a tiny pachyterm, which illustrates how tiny it is.

Jerusalem highlights: July 17-23

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JULY 17, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Palestinians are standing in queues in front of Damascus Gate on Eid Al-Fitr on March 20, 2026 in Jerusalem.

Israeli-designed Palace of Versailles extended reality installation set to launch

The new "Light of Liberty" installation allows visitors to walk next to historical figures in a simulated eighteenth-century environment.

JULY 14, 2026ByRUBY SADIKMAN
Rendering of the XR experience at Palace of Versailles.

Mapping Israel’s path to independence: 12 sites that tell Israel's real story

Twelve heritage sites under the umbrella of the Society for Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites give an authentic voice to our story as a nation

JULY 13, 2026ByTANIA SHALOM MICHAELIAN
Moshe Novomeysky established a community beside the Dead Sea in 1934, today an outdoor museum pays tribute to the tough, heat-resistant laborers and their families who lived there.
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Phoenix Financial, Ashtrom signed deals for Rishon LeZion culinary complex

The first 1,500-square-meter stage at the RISHO project will include CoffeeBar, Bakery-Delicatessen, NONO MIMI and Giraffe, alongside an art museum and Shenkar facilities.

JULY 13, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Phoenix Financial, Ashtrom signed deals for Rishon LeZion culinary complex.

Jerusalem highlights: July 10-16

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JULY 10, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Victory of the Rising Sun (see Friday).

Louvre heist sequel? Millions of euros worth of jewelry stolen from France's Lalique museum

The jewelry was taken "in a very short space of time," the museum said on Instagram, though it did not go into greater detail on what was stolen.

JULY 8, 2026ByREUTERS
A municipal police car blocking a street in front of the Castillet in Perpignan, in the Pyrenees-Orientales department in southern France, on June 21, 2026.