Tahli Blicblau – We have more friends than enemies out there; many, many more

Maurice Klein speaks with Tahli Blicblau, CEO of The Dor Foundation, a nascent not-for- profit non-partisan organisation with the mission to combat the antisemitism and hate now plaguing Australia and which has put the Jewish community under siege. Taking a long-term approach to addressing and comb…

Alexandra Kaufman – The banjo has been in Jewish music for over 100 years

Morry Frenkel speaks with Alexandra Kaufman, founder of and musician in The Klezmer Valley Girls band. Alexandra plays the banjo and has adapted traditional klezmer music to incorporate a bluegrass element (she refers to it as "klezmericana"), to produce a unique sound. She describes how the banjo …

L'Chaim - To Life S12 E8 (26-03-2025) with Nicole Zedek, Ariel Oseran, Tahli Blicblau, Alexandra Kaufman, Gareth Narunsky and Sharon Kuper

The program is replayed Fridays between 2PM and 3PM on Melbourne’s 3ZZZ 92.3FM     Title: The Rundown – Anti-Hamas protests erupt in Gaza Strip (*from 0:23 mins) Description: Nicole Zedek, the host of i24NEWS’ The Rundown, and i24NEWS’ Middle East Correspondent Ariel Oseran discuss the events i…

Sharon Kuper – Putting the Greens last!

Maurice Klein speaks with Sharon Kuper, who along with Simonne Wine was the driving force behind the successful Put The Greens Last campaign in the recent Prahran District by-election in Melbourne, resulting in the Liberal candidate Rachel Westaway being elected to the Victorian State Parliament.  …

L'Chaim - To Life S12 E7 (19-03-2025) with Oren Barner, Sharon Kuper, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Gareth Narunsky

The program is replayed Fridays between 2PM and 3PM on Melbourne’s 3ZZZ 92.3FM   Title: Oren Barner – Thinking of Orange: In loving memory of Kfir, Ariel, and Shiri Bibas (*from 0:23 mins) Description: Oren Bar-Ner (pen name: Oren Barner), an Israeli-American writer, author, poet, and songwriter…

Dr Katie Allen – It’s not the job of someone who is a teacher or a nurse to politicise their job

Maurice Klein speaks with Dr Katie Allen, the Liberal candidate for Chisolm in the upcoming Federal election, about the hateful antisemitism now plaguing our wonderful Australia down under. Dr Allen explains how troubled, ashamed and gutted she is of all the antisemitic hate, which she puts down to…

A/Prof David Slucki – The challenge is how to allow universities to take action against antisemitism

Morry Frenkel speaks with A/Prof David Slucki, director of the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation (ACJC) and Loti Smorgon Associate Professor in Contemporary Jewish Life and Culture, at Monash University, about the formulation of a definition of antisemitism adopted recently by Universities …

Joe Tigel – In One Voice 2025 is baaaack!

Maurice Klein speaks with Joe Tigel, co-chairman of Kadimah, our Melbourne Yiddish Cultural Organisation, about the return this Sunday 16 March of In One Voice Australia's largest one day Jewish Cultural Event in Elsternwick, which for a number of sensible reasons was suspended last year post Octob…

L'Chaim - To Life S12 E6 (12-03-2025) with Yuval Raphael, Dr Katie Allen, A/Prof David Slucki, Joe Tigel and Bruce Hill

The program is replayed Fridays between 2PM and 3PM on Melbourne’s 3ZZZ 92.3FM   Title: Yuval Raphael – New Day Will Rise (*from 0:23 mins) Description: Israel will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "New Day Will Rise", written by Keren Peles and performed by Yuval…

Josh Burns MP – We need to ensure that there is reform in the university sector

Morry Frenkel speaks with Josh Burns MP, Labor’s Federal Member for Macnamara, about the recommendations of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights’ recently tabled report of the Inquiry into Antisemitism in Australian Universities. Josh, who was chair of the committee, discusses the need…