WARSAW (AP).- Israel’s Holocaust museum Yad Vashem signed an agreement with Poland on Monday that gives it access to World War II-era documents held in archives across the eastern European country. The material, held in 34 state-run and provincial arc…
Tel Aviv Museum of Art Pays Homage to Avigdor Arikha with Exhibition
TEL AVIV.- This two-part exhibition is held as a homage to Avigdor Arikha, who died earlier this year, aged 81: one part includes illustrations Arikha made for S.Y. Agnon’s A Stray Dog, and the other includes self-portraits. Avigdor Arikha was born in …
Tel Aviv Museum of Art Pays Homage to Avigdor Arikha with Exhibition
TEL AVIV.- This two-part exhibition is held as a homage to Avigdor Arikha, who died earlier this year, aged 81: one part includes illustrations Arikha made for S.Y. Agnon’s A Stray Dog, and the other includes self-portraits. Avigdor Arikha was born in …
Extremely Rare 2,200-Year Old Gold Coin Uncovered by Excavations at Tell Kedesh
JERUSALEM.- The coin, which apparently served ritual purposes, depicts a queen — apparently Arsinoë II — wife of her brother Ptolemy II An extremely rare 2200-year old gold coin was uncovered recently in the excavations of the University of …
Lost Franz Kafka Writings Resurface, Trapped in Trial
JERUSALEM (AP).- It seems almost Kafkaesque: Ten safety deposit boxes of never-published writings by Franz Kafka, their exact contents unknown, are trapped in courts and bureaucracy, much like one of the nightmarish visions created by the author himsel…
Journey to the Unknown World at the Great Depths of the Ocean Floor at the Bloomfield Science Museum
JERUSALEM.- A journey to the unknown world at the great depths of the ocean floor, home to creatures unlike any you’ve ever encountered. These are animal species that survive extreme conditions of total darkness, crushing water pressure, and freezing t…
Camille Pissarro is Among Works Offered By Jerusalem’s Matsart Auction
JERUSALEM.- Fine works of art, the likes that have yet to
be
offered for auction in Israel are arriving these days to Jerusalem. The
parade
includes the likes of Camille Pissarro (accompanied by his 4 sons, many
grandchildren and great-g…
Camille Pissarro is One of the Stars Among Works Offered By Jerusalem’s Matsart
JERUSALEM.- Fine works of art, the likes that have yet to be offered for auction in Israel are arriving these days to Jerusalem. The parade includes the likes of Camille Pissarro (accompanied by his 4 sons, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren),…