6+ hour, 40+ min ago  (315+ words) Sculptor celebrated for his vibrant geometric shapes and interactive works created the iconic Fire and Water Fountain in Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Square, among numerous other pieces...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (217+ words) The Times of Israel First prize went to Yuval Tina, for "Angel in Blue," depicting a giant devil ray swimming just above a swimmer in southern Israel's Gulf of Eilat. Second prize was awarded to Gil Koplovitz for "Meeting with…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (26+ words) Prize committee praises Saher Alghorra's 'haunting, sensitive' work; his front-page NYT photo of emaciated child who had preexisting medical issue sparked scrutiny of famine claims...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (962+ words) On Monday morning, two days before Independence Day, artist Yaacov Agam " a pioneer of kinetic art who is known for his vibrant, abstract geometric shapes " entered the museum that bears his name. Small, bearded, and wearing a colorful, graphic crocheted…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (334+ words) Two more dead ibexes were found Saturday in Nahal Ashalim, two weeks after a massive spill poured tens of thousands of tons of acid waste through the nature reserve in southern Israel. The find means that eight of the 26 ibexes…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (823+ words) BERLIN (JTA) " He had wild hair and wore jeans. He was American " and Jewish. He had a camera. That was enough to trigger surveillance by the notorious secret police of communist Romania, the Securitate. "Plan contraplan/Shot Reverse Shot," which…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (272+ words) They allow us to frame the drama of occupied Greece also through the eyes of the occupier," she said in a statement. With today's declaration of the collection as a monument, the Ministry of Culture acquires the legal basis to…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (337+ words) Andrew Silow-Carroll is the editor-in-chief of JTA Together, they offer a visual conversation between tradition and reinvention " a theme of Jewish diversity that animates his work. While the havurah might have its roots in the tie-dyed 1960s, Aron's work suggests that…...

5+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (785+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 838 David Horovitz is the founding editor of The Times of Israel. He is the author of "Still Life with Bombers" (2004) and "A Little Too Close to God" (2000), and co-author of "Shalom Friend: The Life and Legacy…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (669+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 746 Inbar Haiman, 27, from Haifa, was captured and murdered by terrorists while fleeing the Supernova music festival on October 7 and her body taken to Gaza. Her remains were returned to Israel by Hamas in October 2025. Inbar was…...