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Amos Oz. Photo: Omer Messinger/PA
January 3, 2019, 12:01 am
Oz remembered
ISRAEL and world Jewry have "lost a giant" with the passing of Amos Oz, Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Peter Wertheim said this week.
By Gareth Narunsky
Gus Murray (left) plays the Jew in hiding while Barry French (top) and Danielle King (bottom right) act as the German couple in The Man in the Attic. Colleen Cook plays a neighbour. Photo: Blumenthal Photography.
July 3, 2018, 5:39 pm
Messing with morals
In the upcoming production of The Man in the Attic, a German couple deceive a Jewish man who they are hiding into thinking that the Nazis have won the war. Incredibly, the play is based on a true story.
Gary Samowitz.
November 19, 2017, 12:00 am
Jewish groups speak out over Manus Island
Thirteen Jewish communal organisations have backed a statement regarding the humanitarian crisis on Manus Island, condemning the Australian government's lack of compassion and decency as "shameful".
By Evan Zlatkis
Rabbi Alon Meltzer.
August 22, 2017, 12:01 am
Shalom… and farewell
HE has big shoes to fill, but Rabbi Alon Meltzer (pictured) says he’s up for the challenge after he was appointed as the new programming director of Shalom and as the next rabbi of Or Chadash.
By Evan Zlatkis
From left: Lior and Michael Misrachi with Shalom CEO Tamara Samuel and Shalom president Jonathan Leib.
June 9, 2017, 12:02 am
Shalom and farewell Michael
THERE were mixed emotions at Shalom as programming director Michael Misrachi, who has been with the organisation for eight years, announced that he and his family will be making aliyah.
By Yael Brender
Uri Zaki will speak at Limmud-Oz this Queen's Birthday long weekend.
June 9, 2017, 12:00 am
Opposites tackle peace puzzle
TWO high profile Israeli guests from opposite sides of the political spectrum will tackle the question ‘One State or Two States?’
By Shane Desiatnik
Comedian Jackie Loeb.
April 13, 2017, 11:49 am
Festival full of laughs
MORE than 300 local and international comedians will perform in this year’s Sydney Comedy Festival, which gets under way at venues around Sydney on April 24.
Ingrid Carlberg speaks about Wallenberg at a SJWF event at Waverley Library last week. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
November 27, 2016, 12:00 am
Timely talk by Wallenberg author
Wallenberg biography author Ingrid Carlberg spoke about the significance of Sweden's official declaration of his death at a SJWF event in Sydney last week.
By Shane Desiatnik
Rabbi Robert Kaplan.
October 30, 2016, 12:00 am
US election in spotlight at Limmud Fest
The divisive US election will be over just three weeks ahead of Limmud Fest, where American Rabbi Robert Kaplan will discuss its likely impact on Jews.
By Shane Desiatnik
Bek Jacobs, Deb Neumann, Yardena Prawer and Talia Hoffman at Limmud Fest in 2014.
October 18, 2016, 12:00 am
Get set for Limmud Fest
Kosher cocktails, Jewish yoga and acro balance are just some of the activities on offer during Limmud Fest from November 25 to 27.
By Yael Brender
Incoming Shalom CEO Tamara Samuel with her husband Jonathan and their four children.
October 16, 2016, 12:00 am
Shalom to a new leader
She has big boots to fill, but Tamara Samuel is looking forward to the challenge of replacing Shalom’s CEO Hilton Immerman in November, when he retires after almost three decades of impactful leadership.
By Shane Desiatnik
Associate Professor Leanne Piggott, Peter Hartcher, Anthony Bubalo and panel host Vic Alhadeff at the 2016 Graf Oration at Sydney's Shangri-La Hotel on September 26. Photo: Jack Hochfeld.
October 6, 2016, 12:00 am
Graf Oration hits close to home
The Trump factor, US-Israel relations, ISIS, the rise of China and the changing power balance in the Middle East were topics explored by an expert panel at Shalom’s 2016 Graf Oration on September 26.
By Shane Desiatnik
Peter Hartcher.
September 11, 2016, 12:00 am
Great line-up for Graf Oration
It’s a line-up of experts to make a panel host smile. When NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff sits in the moderator’s chair for Shalom’s annual Graf Oration on September 26 – which will explore how current global issues impact Israel and Australia – he will have at his disposal three Australian experts from the spheres of journalism, research and academia.
By Shane Desiatnik
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