Caught by the Tides, directed by Jia Zhangke, is a film about two individuals and their changing relationship over the course of two decades against the backdrop of a rapidly-evolving China. It ...

Hatikvah is an unusual national anthem. Its author, Naftali Hertz Imber, had many detractors, and was a plagiarist, drinker, gossip, and freeloader; the tune for Hatikvah was taken from a Romanian ...

Israel’s under-23 fencing team won a gold medal at the European Championships in Estonia on Saturday, but joy over the victory was quickly marred when the Swiss team they defeated turned their backs ...

A half-century tradition on Fairfax avenue, Hatikvah Music is scheduled to shut its doors in January. KCRW General Manager Ruth Seymour joins Simon Rutberg, Hatikvah's owner, for a look-back at an era ...