Though Jerusalem’s 800,000-odd citizens are squeezed into a relatively small space, people of different religious, ethnic, and national traditions tend to live in separate enclaves and rarely interact ...

At an independent arts and music festival in Jerusalem, Suze Olbrich gasps for breath among histories, conflicts, performance, music and art. Scanning through the recordings I amassed during five days ...

People of all ages, races, and religions around the world regard Jerusalem as a holy city - the Mekudeshet Festival, a month long series of events occurring around Jerusalem, seeks to celebrate and ...

It must be difficult for artists who take the stage to completely immerse themselves in their work and remain unaffected by the ego-pumping response of the audience. Jerusalem has been touted, across ...

The annual Jerusalem Season of Culture—a month’s journey through artistic and cultural events and experiences across the holy city—just finished its seventh year. This year was a particularly ...

Ten years ago, the Mekudeshet summer festival was created as a way to establish Jerusalem as a place of unexpected cultural finds, surprising talent and meaningful performances. To that end, it called ...

(Courtesy Mekudeshet) “Take a slightly different look at our city,” wrote the directors, encouraging viewers to elevate their gaze, listen to the voices and sounds, feel empathy and explore, aiming to ...

Mekudeshet, Jerusalem's Season of Art's festival, was promoted throughout Israel by using GPS tracking technology to look into the lives of religiously diverse residents and peace activists.

This year’s Mekudeshet Festival concludes with an epic celebration of Girl Power, including performances by some of the biggest voices in Middle Eastern and African music. Khaira Arby, Ester Rada with ...

Walking behind the giant Yes-Planet center in Talpiot, one can see from far a large signboard announcing “FeelBeit” – a subtle word game meaning “Feel at Home” using Hebrew, Arabic and English. A few ...

Now in its seventh season, Mekudeshet conveyed a progressive focus through music, food and art that acknowledge the city’s many different realities. The tone of the festival, which ran from late ...

Mekudeshet, Jerusalem Season of Art's festival, is a two-week long event held in one of the most controversial and religiously sacred cities for Muslims, Jews, and Christians alike. The festival ...