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Jun 17, 2026, 5:53 AM

Israel’s Dybbuk

I studied Ephraim Moses Lilien's black-and-white print, Dybbuk. Not knowing who Lilien was, I did what most curious people do—I Googled him. Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874–1925) was a Polish-Jewish Art Nouveau illustrator, photographer, and printmaker. I recommend exploring his work...

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

May 1, 2026, 12:54 AM

What Yair Garbuz painted back into view

The late artist pushed Israelis to question our automatic – and seemingly common-sense – assumptions about moral superiority

Peter Marko Tase

Apr 25, 2026, 11:13 AM

A Latin American Turning Point: Javier Milei’s Moral Clarity and Israel’s Global Moment

Argentina’s President Javier Milei poses after receiving an honorary doctorate from Bar‑Ilan University, next to his sister Karina Milei, General Secretary of the Presidency of Argentina, Prof. Arie Zaban, President of Bar‑Ilan University, and Argentina’s Ambassador to Israel, Shimon Axel Wahnish, in Ramat Gan, Israel, April 20, 2026. (REUTERS/Florion Goga)

In an era when moral ambiguity too often defines international diplomacy, Argentine President Javier Milei’s recent visit to Israel—and his receipt of both the Presidential Medal of Honor and an honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan University—stands out as a rare...

Eliezer Avraham

Apr 5, 2026, 10:16 AM

Passover Reimagined: Finding Our Own Promised Land

AI generated illustration

The sea still stands before us, and the call to step forward is ours now When the Seder Ends, the Journey Begins By the time you read this, the last melodies of Dayenu have faded, the afikomen has been found, and...

Mar 29, 2026, 5:46 PM

In the Shelter with Sennacherib

I’ve been in Israel long enough to know the drill but not long enough to be numb to it. When you come to this country as an adult, the sirens never become background noise. They stay foreign in your...

Simone Suzanne Kussatz

Jan 11, 2026, 2:41 PM

Conquer Your Own Rhythm: Art and Epilepsy

John Stern's "Alaskan". Courtesy of dnj Gallery

It is 7:55 a.m. EST. “I’m available now,” Pamela Schoenberg, owner of dnj Gallery, texted me from Cincinnati, Ohio, when I reached out to learn more about her upcoming exhibition, "Conquer Your Own Rhythm", a group show by artists living...

Simone Suzanne Kussatz

Dec 3, 2025, 8:54 PM

Memory: Sol Calero and Enrique Martinez Celaya

Installation view of Sol Calero’s work at Villa Arson, created during her 2020 artist residency. Photo: Simone Suzanne Kussatz / ARETE

It was my first winter in the South of France. I was still shaken by my green card rejection, which had locked me out of the life I had built in the United States. My belongings sat in a...

Mikheil Khachidze

Jun 4, 2025, 9:01 PM

‘Never again’ is not a slogan: What I saw inside Yad Vashem

By Mikheil Khachidze, reporting from Israel JERUSALEM – My first visit to Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial and museum, is something I will carry for the rest of my life. I have visited former concentration camps before — Auschwitz, Dachau,...

May 22, 2025, 5:27 AM

Behind the Headlines: When Hate Went Mainstream

Behind the Headlines: The History of Modern Israel is a series that looks beyond the news cycle to explore the key moments, ideas, and people that have shaped the modern State of Israel. Each article offers context, highlights often...

Simone Suzanne Kussatz

Apr 13, 2025, 2:51 AM

My Journey to the Prinzhorn Collection

The photo shows one of Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler's Friedrichsberger Köpfe, which is part of the permanent collection at the Prinzhorn Collection in Heidelberg. Photo: Simone Suzanne Kussatz / ARETE.

It was in the fall of 2009 that I spent three months in Berlin waiting for my new U.S. visa. I remember it was an icy-cold November day, and since I had studied, among other subjects, the Holocaust during...

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