CULTURE

The Schneidertempel Art Center is hosting Serkan Aka´s solo exhibition ´Skybound´.

The 96th Academy Awards will be live on March 10, 2024, at 4:00-7:00 PM PST this year. I have been a candid follower of the Oscars ever since I was a kid back in Turkey. I believe I watched them live staying up all night back home and kept watching them here in Los Angeles.

“Wait a minute, wait a minute. You haven't heard anything yet"The film "The Jazz Singer", mentioned in Eric A. Goldman's book "The American Jewi...

By Bessy ADUTI saw many good movies last year but I can open-heartedly say: Poor Things has been my favorite film of 2023. The most important reason i...

The 5th edition of the "Paw (Pati) Photography Project" Photography Exhibition, which includes 60 photographs of 23 photographers from the "Paw Photography Project Group" under the supervision of Tania Sisa, is being opened at IFSAK Gallery on January 6th.

By Bessy ADUTThis is a DreamWorks Animation review. Firstly, I would like to thank my creative collaborator/career counselor friend Sarah Melnick. I s...

"Rabbi Moshe Benhabib´s Badge and Seal", selected from the Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews collection...

The Movie Nights organized by Hegkom (The Chief Rabbinate Education Commission) met the audience, once again after a short break, with the movie "Golda."

By Bessy ADUTI would like to write a movie review on a very underrated movie at the end of this year. It’s called "The Holdovers, directed by Al...

By Bessy ADUTAnd the Academy Award goes to…I am not sure how many awards this film is going to win in 2024 but I can foresee it’s going t...

The solo exhibition of designer and artist Geray Gençer titled "Devre Dışı (Disabled)" consisting of 20 works of screenprinting, is meeting art...

The "Sefer Torah Shield - Tokat Synagogue 5662 (1902)", selected from the Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews collection...

By Bessy ADUTAt the end of October, Mission Opera presented the West Coast premiere of Girondines, an opera in English with music by Sarah Van Sciver ...

By Bessy ADUTHollywood Turkish Film and Drama Days was a memorable honoring of cultural diversity, creativity, and cinematic excellence and I would li...

Hauser, regarded as a rock star playing the cello, will be performing at Istanbul Ulker Sports and Event Hall on November 18th, in the framework of hi...

Organized for the third time this year, the "Hanterra Ceramics Competition", one of Turkey´s most significant functional ceramics competitions is starting.

Alberto Modiano´s "Grape: Ancient Heritage of Anatolia" photography exhibition is being opened at the Saint Michel French High School in Istanbul.

By Bessy ADUTSince I started writing again at Şalom recently, I have been mostly writing mainstream movie reviews. My mainstream journey started with ...

"Plus 700 (Artı 700)" Exhibition; a meaningful donation to the Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture (IMPS) in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic

By Bessy ADUTI am excited to write about this movie because when I was growing up I used to be a book worm and Agatha Christie has been one of my favo...