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Abraham Orkin Freedman's photograph of the Western Wall from 1921 showed men and women praying together at the Jewish holy site. (Courtesy Tower of David Jerusalem Museum)
June 10, 2026, 10:06 am
A century-old Jerusalem photo album sparks search for forgotten images of the Western Wall
The Tower of David Jerusalem Museum is collecting photographs of the holy site ahead of an exhibition
By Deborah Danan
One of the photographs featured, taken during a protest held after the murder of hostages in Rafah (Tomer Appelbaum, Ha'aretz)
May 20, 2026, 1:30 pm
Photography from a Troubled Land: Testimonies from Israel and Gaza
Public discourse often demands certainty and simplicity; these photos offer the courage to look closely, direct our gaze towards others, feel compassion and ask difficult questions
By Dana Wohlfeiler-Lalkin
A German media investigation revealed that a Palestinian photographer staged some images taken in Gaza (Photo Credit: Süddeutsche Zeitung)
August 7, 2025, 12:27 pm
Gaza photographer dropped by agencies after film reveals staged ‘hunger’ images
Anas Zayed Fteiha filmed orchestrating photo of children with empty bowls; agencies cut ties amid concerns over accuracy and independence,
By Annabel Sinclair
Menachem Ussishkin, Chairman of the KKL Board alongside Moshe Sharett and Yosef Weitz, walking between rows of kindergarten children from Nahalal. The children's parents, who were residents of Nahalal, were employed by KKL in tree-planting work, including the planting of King George Forest, which was inaugurated during the ceremony. Courtesy of the Central Zionist Archives, KKL-JNF Central Office Archives, Jerusalem
January 9, 2025, 7:11 pm
Rare photographs reveal early days of cinema in Israel
Collection of historic images include Jaffa Port, Haifa Port, and the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv during Chanukah
By Michelle Rosenberg
Hannah Senesh as a child in Hungary with her doll and Aunt Irma in the background. From the Senesh Family Archive at the National Library of Israel, courtesy of Ori and Mirit Eisen.
November 7, 2024, 2:22 pm
National Library of Israel unveils photographs of Jewish war heroine
On the 80th anniversary of paratrooper and poet Hannah Senesh’s execution, a newly released set of images reveal her world
By Michelle Rosenberg
August 3, 2023, 1:42 pm
Bumps, babies and Boris (and Carrie) Johnson
Photographer Romy Becker never imagined she’d one day be taking pictures of the former prime minister's baby
By Debbie Collins
Veins (Paloma Tendero)
February 15, 2023, 5:41 pm
Photography goes on show in Mayfair – and it’s free
Art and photography collector James Hyman's fantastic new project is open to the public
By Debbie Collins
Zigi Shipper’s family portrait taken in stages and later pieced together by a graphic artist. Credit: Arthur Edwards
July 29, 2021, 1:23 pm
The faces of survival: Poignant portraits show life after the Holocaust
A new exhibition featuring the works of 13 photographers - including the Duchess of Cambridge and The Sun's royal photographer Arthur Edwards - opens at the Imperial War Museum
By Francine Wolfisz
Lemba community members, in Manavhela, Limpopo Province, South Africa
April 9, 2021, 7:49 pm
Life inside Africa’s Jewish communities caught on camera
Photographer Jono David tells Francine Wolfisz about discovering some of the more rarely-known communities in his new book, The Jews of Africa
By Francine Wolfisz
February 11, 2021, 4:43 pm
Photographer puts the love back into lockdown
Blake Ezra has teamed up with graphic designer Emily Theodore to craft 20 images that play on the new vocabulary of the pandemic
By Jewish News Reporter
Some of the Jewish celebrities featured in the campaign. Top - L-R: Miriam Margolyes, Eyal Booker, Helena Bonham-Carter, Claudia Winkleman. Bottom: L-R: Matt Lucas, Sharon Osborne, Dame Maureen Lipman and Stephen Fry
October 21, 2020, 11:42 am
Stephen Fry and Claudia Winkleman have eyes wide shut for mental health
Portraits of Jewish celebrities including Helena Bonham-Carter, Sharon Osbourne, Matt Lucas and Rob Rinder feature in new virtual exhibition, Take A Moment, to raise money for Mind
By Francine Wolfisz
David Pearlman amassed an incredible collection of old postcards from the Holy Land spanning two centuries – and has now donated them all to the Jerusalem-based university
October 1, 2020, 2:53 pm
‘I was touching history’: Collector gives 130,000 postcards to Hebrew University
David Pearlman amassed an incredible collection of old postcards from the Holy Land written over two centuries – and has now donated them all to the Jerusalem-based university
By Jewish News Reporter
Danny Clifford. Credit: Bob Dylan
March 14, 2019, 4:15 pm
Meet Danny Clifford, the ‘most famous music photographer you’ve never heard of’
Bob Dylan's official photographer, who is opening an exhibition of his work, has rubbed shoulders with Elton John, Leonard Cohen, The Who, Oasis, George Michael and many others
By Mathilde Frot
Jewish schoolchildren in Mukacevo, western Ukraine, circa 1935-38. Credit: Mara Vishniac Kohn
October 25, 2018, 11:39 am
Roman Vishniac exhibition reveals images of a world that vanished
First UK retrospective of Russian-American photographer has opened at Jewish Museum London and The Photographers' Gallery
By Francine Wolfisz
Shelagh Wilson with a parrot, Copacabana beach, 1951
April 6, 2018, 1:25 pm
Flashes of inspiration
As a retrospective of photographer Elsbeth Juda’s work goes on display at London’s Jewish Museum, we take a peek at some of her iconic images
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