Jerusalem Cinematheque facts for kids

The Jerusalem Cinematheque is a special place in Jerusalem for movie lovers! It's like a museum for films, where you can watch movies, learn about how they are made, and explore a huge collection of films from many years ago.

History of the Cinematheque

The Jerusalem Cinematheque was started in 1973 by a wonderful person named Lia van Leer. At first, it was in a building called Beit Agron in the middle of Jerusalem.

Later, in 1981, a brand new building was opened. This new building has amazing views of the Old City walls. Many groups and people helped pay for this new building, including the Ostrovsky Family Foundation and the Jerusalem Foundation.

What You Can Find Inside

The Cinematheque is more than just movie theaters. It also has:

• The Israel Film Archive: This is a huge collection of films, from the 1920s until today. It helps keep old movies safe for future generations.
• The Nathan Axelrod Newsreel Collection: This part has old news films, like the ones shown before movies in the past.
• The Joan Sourasky-Constantiner Holocaust Multimedia Research Center: Here, people can learn about the Holocaust through films and other media.
• The Department for Film and Media Education: This department helps teach people, especially young people, about movies and how they are made.
• The Lew and Edie Wasserman Film Library: This is a library full of books and materials about films.

The Jerusalem Cinematheque, a great place for films!

See also

• List of film archives
• Tel Aviv Cinematheque
• Haifa Cinematheque
• Jerusalem Film Festival