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Mel Brooks at 100: The Jewish comic who laughed Hitler into defeat

Born to immigrant parents in Brooklyn, shaped by Jewish humor and World War II, Brooks built a career on turning fear into laughter, Nazis into punchlines and survival into a comic creed

ynet | 06.28.26

Israeli artists and writers are not waiting for an invitation, but we are still telling our stories

Opinion: After October 7, something unexpected happened alongside the grief and the numbness: people started writing - not for international audiences, but for each other; this is what culture looks like when it stops being a luxury and starts being a necessity

William Kolbrener | 06.26.26

Yaacov Agam, pioneer of kinetic art and Israel Prize laureate, dies at 98

Painter and sculptor, known for works that changed with the viewer’s movement, helped shape kinetic art and created landmarks including Tel Aviv’s famous 'Fire and Water' fountain

ynet | 06.21.26

‘Top Gear’ star Jeremy Clarkson reveals ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer diagnosis

The former Top Gear host and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? presenter said the disease was caught early, but told viewers he faces surgery and further tests: ‘If all goes well, see you in season six. And if not, then not’

ynet | 06.17.26

הציור המדובר, Interior: The Lady in Black

Google’s Gemini AI solves 60-year art mystery, painting sells for $254K

Hanging for nearly 60 years, a $100 thrift-store painting was identified by AI as a Cadell and auctioned for $254,000

News Agencies | 06.11.26

Israeli minister makes secret Moscow visit to advance Soviet Jewry heritage center

Visit aimed to advance a Rishon LeZion center costing over $34 million, inspired partly by Moscow’s Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center

Itamar Eichner | 06.10.26

Inside Gen Z’s ’90s nostalgia boom: Walkmans, cassettes and cultural comeback

Young people are embracing analog objects and low-quality photos as an escape from constant connection, endless scrolling and digital burnout

Raanan Shaked | 05.09.26

כריסטי טרלינגטון, נעמי קמפבל, סינדי קרופורד ולינדה אוונג'ליסטה בתצוגת סתיו-חורף 1991-92 של ורסאצ'ה

The art of the runway: fashion shows that changed history

'Catwalk: The Art of Fashion Shows' at V&A Dundee traces runway history from 19th-century salons to global spectacles, featuring McQueen robot dress, Chanel rocket, holograms and supermodels, redefining fashion as cultural performance

Itai Yaakov | 05.09.26

The cultural sites in Tehran that Israelis will be able to visit when Iran reopens to the world

Bustling Tehran, home to about 10 million people, is the site of several special buildings, both ancient and modern, but all worth a visit when possible; When peace breaks out we will all be able to visit - from the abandoned mosque to the Book Garden

Amnon Direktor | 03.05.26

Daniel Roher’s ‘Tuner’ brings music, heist, heart and Israeli villains to the screen

After winning an Oscar for ‘Navalny,’ Daniel Roher makes his narrative feature debut with a stylish crime drama rooted in sound, identity and unlikely Israeli characters

Ayala Or-El | 02.06.26

דאקה בירת בנגלדש. לא יעד נוצץ, בלשון המעטה

Not an Instagram hotspot: Inside the Muslim country Israelis are barred from visiting

Traveling on a foreign passport and concealing his Israeli identity, David joined a sensitive UN mission in Bangladesh and discovered a country full of relentless noise, spicy food and stark contrasts between poverty and luxury, far from any standard tourist trail

Assaf Kamar | 01.06.26

הנרי רייס, ותיק נורמנדי בן 98, מקבל נשיקה מקייטי אשבי, מייסדת והסולנית הראשית של להקת D-Day Darlings, עם פתיחת ספירת 80 הימים לקראת יום הניצחון באירופה (VE Day 80) ביוזמת SSAFA – עמותת הכוחות המזוינים הוותיקה ביותר בבריטניה – באולם רויאל אלברט הול בלונדון, 17 בפברואר 2025.

When joy and humanity meet the lens: 30 heartwarming moments from 2025

Amid war, hardship and uncertainty, small moments of joy still broke through in 2025

AP | 12.29.25

German entertainment icons the Kessler Twins die in joint assisted suicide at 89

Alice and Ellen Kessler, 89-year-old twin singers and dancers who rose to fame across Europe in the 1950s and became German cultural icons, were found dead in their home near Munich; Reports say the sisters chose to end their lives together

ynet Global | 11.18.25

Jonathan Bailey crowned People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2025

The Bridgerton and Wicked star takes the coveted title, becoming the first openly gay man to do so; Bailey succeeds last year’s winner, John Krasinski, and says Hollywood once told him coming out could hurt his career

ynet Global | 11.04.25

Legendary Israeli broadcaster Ofer Nachshon passes away at 59

Ofer Nachshon, veteran Israeli broadcaster known as Israel’s Eurovision spokesperson, worked for Kol Yisrael, 88FM and Kan: 'One of the most creative and courageous voices,' said Yoav Ginai

Yoav Birenberg | 10.26.25