Morry Frenkel speaks with Debbie Lee, Director of Melbourne Jewish Book Week (MJBW), about the upcoming festival. Debbie talks about the theme of the festival - Connections – and its exciting program, which promises sessions reflecting a broad range of topics. She also describes the backgrounds of the international guests and details a number of the sessions to showcase the quality of the program on offer. Book Week runs from Saturday 1st until Tuesday 4th of August at the Pullman Melbourne Albert Park. The Festival Sunday full day pass offers 9 sessions for the price of 5, or tickets can be purchased for individual sessions. For the full program and booking options, go to http://mjbw.com.au.

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Am Yisrael Chai   PEACE   L’Chaim

Morry Frenkel speaks with Debbie Lee, Director of Melbourne Jewish Book Week (MJBW), about the upcoming festival. Debbie talks about the theme of the festival - Connections &ndash; and its exciting program, which promises sessions reflecting a broad range of topics. She also describes the backgrounds of the international guests and details a number of the sessions to showcase the quality of the program on offer. Book Week runs from Saturday 1st until Tuesday 4th of August at the Pullman Melbourne Albert Park. The Festival Sunday full day pass offers 9 sessions for the price of 5, or tickets can be purchased for individual sessions. For the full program and booking options, go to <a href="http://mjbw.com.au">http://mjbw.com.au</a>.
Go to <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/lchaim-to-life">https://omny.fm/shows/lchaim-to-life</a> where you will find a full library of past programs and past podcasts.
If you would like to contact us here at L'Chaim our email is&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lchaim3zzz@gmail.com">lchaim3zzz@gmail.com</a>
For only $16 p.a., please consider becoming a member of the Jewish Group here at 3ZZZ;&nbsp;for Seniors only $11p.a. To join online, click on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.3zzz.com.au/get-involved/membership/">https://www.3zzz.com.au/get-involved/membership/</a>. Please ensure that you put "Jewish Group" clearly on your application form.
Am Yisrael Chai&nbsp; &nbsp;PEACE&nbsp;&nbsp; L&rsquo;Chaim

A curated selection of interviews broadcast on L'Chaim - To Life with Maurice Klein, Wednesdays 9pm to 10pm on 3ZZZ 92.3FM in Melbourne, Australia or on the 3ZZZ website www.3zzz.com.au and click the "Listen Live' button.

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L'Chaim   Am Yisrael Chai   PEACE

A curated selection of interviews broadcast on L'Chaim - To Life with Maurice Klein, Wednesdays 9pm to 10pm on 3ZZZ 92.3FM in Melbourne, Australia or on the 3ZZZ website <a href="http://www.3zzz.com.au">www.3zzz.com.au</a> and click the "Listen Live' button.
If you would like to contact us here at L'Chaim - To Life our email is  <a href="mailto:l%27chaim3zzz@gmail.com">lchaim3zzz@gmail.com</a>
Please consider becoming a member of the Jewish Group here at 3ZZZ for $16 per annum and for Seniors only $11 per annum click on <a href="https://www.3zzz.com.au/membership/">https://www.3zzz.com.au/membership/</a>
L'Chaim   Am Yisrael Chai   PEACE

L'Chaim - To Life Podcasts

Jewish community focused interview-based program with regular segments including: news from Israel, opinion commentary, preview of next day’s AJN headlines, out-and-about-focus on upcoming community events, and more.

Listen live on 3ZZZ 92.3 FM in Melbourne, Australia or on the 3ZZZ website www.3zzz.com.au and click the "Listen Live' button.

If you would like to contact us here at L'Chaim - To Life our email is  lchaim3zzz@gmail.com

Please consider becoming a member of the Jewish Group here at 3ZZZ for $16 per annum and for Seniors only $11 per annum click on https://www.3zzz.com.au/membership/

L'Chaim   Am Yisrael Chai   PEACE

Jewish community focused interview-based program with regular segments including: news from Israel, opinion commentary, preview of next day’s AJN headlines, out-and-about-focus on upcoming community events, and more.
Listen live on 3ZZZ 92.3 FM in Melbourne, Australia or on the 3ZZZ website <a href="http://www.3zzz.com.au">www.3zzz.com.au</a> and click the "Listen Live' button.
If you would like to contact us here at L'Chaim - To Life our email is  <a href="mailto:l%27chaim3zzz@gmail.com">lchaim3zzz@gmail.com</a>
Please consider becoming a member of the Jewish Group here at 3ZZZ for $16 per annum and for Seniors only $11 per annum click on <a href="https://www.3zzz.com.au/membership/">https://www.3zzz.com.au/membership/</a>
L'Chaim   Am Yisrael Chai   PEACE

L’Chaim - To Life Listen-on-demand

Jewish community focused interview-based program with regular segments including: news from around Australia and New Zealand, news from Israel, opinion commentary, preview of next day’s Australian Jewish News headlines, out-and-about-focus on upcoming community events, and more. Click on the button labelled "5 Playlists" below for: (1) L'Chaim - To Life Listen-on-demand for full episodes (2) L'Chaim - To Life Podcasts of interviews. (3) Exploring Israel with Effi for radio tours of Israel. (4) L'Chaim Mythbusters correcting myths about Israel and Jews. (5) Justin Amler for thoughts from our renowned wordsmith. Enjoy!

Listen live on 3ZZZ 92.3 FM in Melbourne, Australia or on the 3ZZZ website www.3zzz.com.au and click the "Listen Live' button.

If you would like to contact us here at L'Chaim - To Life our email is  lchaim3zzz@gmail.com

Please consider becoming a member of the Jewish Group here at 3ZZZ for $16 per annum and for Seniors only $11 per annum click on https://www.3zzz.com.au/membership/

L'Chaim   Am Yisrael Chai   PEACE

Jewish community focused interview-based program with regular segments including: news from around Australia and New Zealand, news from Israel, opinion commentary, preview of next day&rsquo;s&nbsp;Australian Jewish News headlines, out-and-about-focus on upcoming community events, and more. Click on the button labelled "5 Playlists" below for: (1) L'Chaim - To Life Listen-on-demand for full episodes (2) L'Chaim - To Life Podcasts of interviews. (3) Exploring Israel with Effi for radio tours of Israel. (4) L'Chaim Mythbusters correcting myths about Israel and Jews. (5) Justin Amler for thoughts from our renowned wordsmith. Enjoy!
Listen live on 3ZZZ 92.3 FM in Melbourne, Australia or on the 3ZZZ website <a href="http://www.3zzz.com.au">www.3zzz.com.au</a> and click the "Listen Live' button.
If you would like to contact us here at L'Chaim - To Life our email is&nbsp; <a href="mailto:l%27chaim3zzz@gmail.com">lchaim3zzz@gmail.com</a>
Please consider becoming a member of the Jewish Group here at 3ZZZ for $16 per annum and for Seniors only $11 per annum click on <a href="https://www.3zzz.com.au/membership/">https://www.3zzz.com.au/membership/</a>
L'Chaim&nbsp; &nbsp;Am Yisrael Chai&nbsp; &nbsp;PEACE

L’Chaim - To Life

Debbie Lee  – Melbourne Jewish Book Week 2026

Mythbuster: Fake News? It’s as easy as ABC

Boy George – ‘I STAND WITH THE JEWS’

A/Prof Matteo Vergani

KAN English News Flash

Ben Adler

Gareth Narunsky

Community Noticeboard

The program is replayed Fridays between 2PM and 3PM on Melbourne’s 3ZZZ 92.3FM

 

Title: L’Chaim – To Life Mythbuster: Fake News? It’s as easy as ABC (*from 0:34 mins)

Description: The ABC Watch’s Sharon Kuper reveals what the ABC don’t want you to see that they instruct their journalists to repeat a lie, based on COMPLETE FABRICATIONS! The ICJ and HRC findings they cite NEVER HAPPENED!

 

 

Title: Boy George – ‘I STAND WITH THE JEWS’ (*from 7:13 mins)

Description: Pop icon Boy George just dropped a breathtakingly blunt and brave song, laying out in black and white his contempt for calling Israel’s actions a genocide and for his fellow musicians’ sheeplike acquiescence to the anti-Israel narrative while expressing his rock-solid support for the victims of Oct. 7 and his Jewish friends. The new song goes viral.

 

 

Title: A/Prof Matteo Vergani – We analysed over 2 million social media posts (*from 12:13 mins)

Description: Morry Frenkel speaks with A/Prof Matteo Vergani, Associate Professor at Deakin University and the director of the Tackling Hate Lab, about the establishment of the Lab and details of its two, recently released reports: Mapping Online Anti-Jewish Hate in Australia: A Big Data Analysis, and From Shock to System: The Rise of Anti-Muslim Hate in Australia. Matteo and his collaborators have used AI interrogation of more than 2 million social media postings in Australia (mainly from the X platform; 2020-2026) to classify and sort hate messages. Anti-Jewish hate peaked immediately after October 7, 2023 and again following the Bondi massacre, the trend also found for anti-Muslim hate messages. Neither has returned to pre-October 7, 2023 levels. Matteo also describes the unexpected result from the analyses showing that sometimes more than 50% of hate is disseminated from small clusters (up to 100 users). More information about the work of the Tackling Hate Lab can be found at www.tacklinghate.org.

 

 

Title: KAN English News Flash – July 29, 2026 at 2PM IDT (*from 37:13 mins)

The latest English language radio news bulletin from KAN, the Israeli Broadcasting Service.

 

 

Title:  Ben Adler  – Culture is the only way to present Jews as human (*from 44:24 mins)

Description: Anita Frayman speaks with Ben Adler, Sydney based violinist, composer, arranger and founder of the klezmer fusion band Chutney and the Nomad String Quartet. Chutney’s debut album ‘Ajar’ recently won a triple gold medal at the Global Music Awards in San Diego. Ben is the director of Shir, the Australian Jewish Music Festival. Since the 2022 controversial artist boycott of the Sydney Music Festival over a sponsorship deal with the Israeli Embassy, Ben has advocated for Jewish artists and fought against the increasing anti-Israel hatred in the Australian arts scene. Ben speaks about his recent testimony at the Australian Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, his battle against the erasure of Jewish artists, and his conceptions of the role of music in “humanitising” Jews in the broader community. He discusses the Australian Jewish Music Festival, Shir, and its importance in promoting Jewish musicians. Ben will be performing as the fiddler in the forthcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof.

 

 

 

Title: Gareth Narunsky – Tomorrow’s AJN Headlines today (*from 61:34 mins)

Description: We cross to Gareth Narunsky, the Australian Jewish News National Editor, for the headlines in this week’s edition of the paper.

 

 

Title: Sharon Kuper – L’Chaim - To Life Community Noticeboard (*from 63:29 mins)

Description: Sharon Kuper previews this coming week’s community events. To get WhatsApp notifications of Jewish Community Events go to https://chat.whatsapp.com/IvXuBBkF6SpCNMqANac6Y9

 

Go tohttps://omny.fm/shows/lchaim-to-lifewhere you will find a full library of past programs and past podcasts.

If you would like to contact us here at L'Chaim our email is lchaim3zzz@gmail.com

For only $16 p.a., please consider becoming a member of the Jewish Group here at 3ZZZ; for Seniors only $11p.a. To join online, click on https://www.3zzz.com.au/get-involved/membership/. Please ensure that you put "Jewish Group" clearly on your application form.

Am Yisrael Chai   PEACE   L’Chaim

The program is replayed Fridays between 2PM and 3PM on Melbourne&rsquo;s 3ZZZ 92.3FM
&nbsp;
Title: L&rsquo;Chaim &ndash; To Life Mythbuster: Fake News? It&rsquo;s as easy as ABC (*from 0:34 mins)
Description: The&nbsp;ABC Watch&rsquo;s Sharon Kuper reveals what the ABC don&rsquo;t want you to see that they instruct their journalists to repeat a lie, based on COMPLETE FABRICATIONS! The ICJ and HRC findings they cite NEVER HAPPENED!
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Title: Boy George &ndash; &lsquo;I STAND WITH THE JEWS&rsquo; (*from 7:13 mins) 
Description: Pop icon Boy George just dropped a breathtakingly blunt and brave song, laying out in black and white his contempt for calling Israel&rsquo;s actions a genocide and for his fellow musicians&rsquo; sheeplike acquiescence to the anti-Israel narrative while expressing his rock-solid support for the victims of Oct. 7 and his Jewish friends. The new song goes viral.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Title: A/Prof Matteo Vergani &ndash; We analysed over 2 million social media posts (*from 12:13 mins)
Description:&nbsp;Morry Frenkel speaks with A/Prof Matteo Vergani, Associate Professor at Deakin University and the director of the Tackling Hate Lab, about the establishment of the Lab and details of its two, recently released reports: Mapping Online Anti-Jewish Hate in Australia: A Big Data Analysis, and From Shock to System: The Rise of Anti-Muslim Hate in Australia. Matteo and his collaborators have used AI interrogation of more than 2 million social media postings in Australia (mainly from the X platform; 2020-2026) to classify and sort hate messages. Anti-Jewish hate peaked immediately after October 7, 2023 and again following the Bondi massacre, the trend also found for anti-Muslim hate messages. Neither has returned to pre-October 7, 2023 levels. Matteo also describes the unexpected result from the analyses showing that sometimes more than 50% of hate is disseminated from small clusters (up to 100 users). More information about the work of the Tackling Hate Lab can be found at <a href="http://www.tacklinghate.org">www.tacklinghate.org</a>.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Title: KAN English News Flash &ndash; July 29, 2026 at 2PM IDT (*from 37:13 mins)
The latest English language radio news bulletin from KAN, the Israeli Broadcasting Service.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Title:&nbsp; Ben Adler &nbsp;&ndash; Culture is the only way to present Jews as human (*from 44:24 mins)
Description:&nbsp;Anita Frayman&nbsp;speaks with Ben Adler, Sydney based violinist, composer, arranger and founder of the klezmer fusion band Chutney and the Nomad String Quartet. Chutney&rsquo;s debut album &lsquo;Ajar&rsquo; recently won a triple gold medal at the Global Music Awards in San Diego. Ben is the director of Shir, the Australian Jewish Music Festival. Since the 2022 controversial artist boycott of the Sydney Music Festival over a sponsorship deal with the Israeli Embassy, Ben has advocated for Jewish artists and fought against the increasing anti-Israel hatred in the Australian arts scene. Ben speaks about his recent testimony at the Australian Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, his battle against the erasure of Jewish artists, and his conceptions of the role of music in &ldquo;humanitising&rdquo; Jews in the broader community. He discusses the Australian Jewish Music Festival, Shir, and its importance in promoting Jewish musicians. Ben will be performing as the fiddler in the forthcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Title: Gareth Narunsky &ndash; Tomorrow&rsquo;s AJN Headlines today (*from 61:34 mins)
Description: We cross to Gareth Narunsky, the Australian Jewish News National Editor, for the headlines in this week&rsquo;s edition of the paper.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Title: Sharon Kuper &ndash; L&rsquo;Chaim - To Life Community Noticeboard (*from 63:29 mins)
Description:&nbsp;Sharon Kuper previews this coming week&rsquo;s community events. To get WhatsApp notifications of Jewish Community Events go to <a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/IvXuBBkF6SpCNMqANac6Y9">https://chat.whatsapp.com/IvXuBBkF6SpCNMqANac6Y9</a>
&nbsp;
Go to <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/lchaim-to-life">https://omny.fm/shows/lchaim-to-life</a> where you will find a full library of past programs and past podcasts.
If you would like to contact us here at L'Chaim our email is&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lchaim3zzz@gmail.com">lchaim3zzz@gmail.com</a>
For only $16 p.a., please consider becoming a member of the Jewish Group here at 3ZZZ;&nbsp;for Seniors only $11p.a. To join online, click on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.3zzz.com.au/get-involved/membership/">https://www.3zzz.com.au/get-involved/membership/</a>. Please ensure that you put "Jewish Group" clearly on your application form.
Am Yisrael Chai&nbsp; &nbsp;PEACE&nbsp;&nbsp; L&rsquo;Chaim

L'Chaim - To Life S16 E11 (29-07-2026) with Sharon Kuper, Boy George, A/Prof Matteo Vergani, Ben Adler, Gareth Narunsky and Sharon Kuper

Morry Frenkel speaks with A/Prof Matteo Vergani, Associate Professor at Deakin University and the director of the Tackling Hate Lab, about the establishment of the Lab and details of its two, recently released reports: Mapping Online Anti-Jewish Hate in Australia: A Big Data Analysis, and From Shock to System: The Rise of Anti-Muslim Hate in Australia. Matteo and his collaborators have used AI interrogation of more than 2 million social media postings in Australia (mainly from the X platform; 2020-2026) to classify and sort hate messages. Anti-Jewish hate peaked immediately after October 7, 2023 and again following the Bondi massacre, the trend also found for anti-Muslim hate messages. Neither has returned to pre-October 7, 2023 levels. Matteo also describes the unexpected result from the analyses showing that sometimes more than 50% of hate is disseminated from small clusters (up to 100 users). More information about the work of the Tackling Hate Lab can be found at www.tacklinghate.org.

Go tohttps://omny.fm/shows/lchaim-to-lifewhere you will find a full library of past programs and past podcasts.

If you would like to contact us here at L'Chaim our email is lchaim3zzz@gmail.com

For only $16 p.a., please consider becoming a member of the Jewish Group here at 3ZZZ; for Seniors only $11p.a. To join online, click on https://www.3zzz.com.au/get-involved/membership/. Please ensure that you put "Jewish Group" clearly on your application form.

Am Yisrael Chai   PEACE   L’Chaim

Morry Frenkel speaks with A/Prof Matteo Vergani, Associate Professor at Deakin University and the director of the Tackling Hate Lab, about the establishment of the Lab and details of its two, recently released reports: Mapping Online Anti-Jewish Hate in Australia: A Big Data Analysis, and From Shock to System: The Rise of Anti-Muslim Hate in Australia. Matteo and his collaborators have used AI interrogation of more than 2 million social media postings in Australia (mainly from the X platform; 2020-2026) to classify and sort hate messages. Anti-Jewish hate peaked immediately after October 7, 2023 and again following the Bondi massacre, the trend also found for anti-Muslim hate messages. Neither has returned to pre-October 7, 2023 levels. Matteo also describes the unexpected result from the analyses showing that sometimes more than 50% of hate is disseminated from small clusters (up to 100 users). More information about the work of the Tackling Hate Lab can be found at <a href="http://www.tacklinghate.org">www.tacklinghate.org</a>.
Go to <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/lchaim-to-life">https://omny.fm/shows/lchaim-to-life</a> where you will find a full library of past programs and past podcasts.
If you would like to contact us here at L'Chaim our email is&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lchaim3zzz@gmail.com">lchaim3zzz@gmail.com</a>
For only $16 p.a., please consider becoming a member of the Jewish Group here at 3ZZZ;&nbsp;for Seniors only $11p.a. To join online, click on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.3zzz.com.au/get-involved/membership/">https://www.3zzz.com.au/get-involved/membership/</a>. Please ensure that you put "Jewish Group" clearly on your application form.
Am Yisrael Chai&nbsp; &nbsp;PEACE&nbsp;&nbsp; L&rsquo;Chaim

A/Prof Matteo Vergani – We analysed over 2 million social media posts

Anita Frayman speaks with Ben Adler, Sydney based violinist, composer, arranger and founder of the klezmer fusion band Chutney and the Nomad String Quartet. Chutney’s debut album ‘Ajar’ recently won a triple gold medal at the Global Music Awards in San Diego. Ben is the director of Shir, the Australian Jewish Music Festival. Since the 2022 controversial artist boycott of the Sydney Music Festival over a sponsorship deal with the Israeli Embassy, Ben has advocated for Jewish artists and fought against the increasing anti-Israel hatred in the Australian arts scene. Ben speaks about his recent testimony at the Australian Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, his battle against the erasure of Jewish artists, and his conceptions of the role of music in “humanitising” Jews in the broader community. He discusses the Australian Jewish Music Festival, Shir, and its importance in promoting Jewish musicians. Ben will be performing as the fiddler in the forthcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof.

Go tohttps://omny.fm/shows/lchaim-to-lifewhere you will find a full library of past programs and past podcasts.

If you would like to contact us here at L'Chaim our email is lchaim3zzz@gmail.com

For only $16 p.a., please consider becoming a member of the Jewish Group here at 3ZZZ; for Seniors only $11p.a. To join online, click on https://www.3zzz.com.au/get-involved/membership/. Please ensure that you put "Jewish Group" clearly on your application form.

Am Yisrael Chai   PEACE   L’Chaim

Anita Frayman speaks with Ben Adler, Sydney based violinist, composer, arranger and founder of the klezmer fusion band Chutney and the Nomad String Quartet. Chutney&rsquo;s debut album &lsquo;Ajar&rsquo; recently won a triple gold medal at the Global Music Awards in San Diego. Ben is the director of Shir, the Australian Jewish Music Festival. Since the 2022 controversial artist boycott of the Sydney Music Festival over a sponsorship deal with the Israeli Embassy, Ben has advocated for Jewish artists and fought against the increasing anti-Israel hatred in the Australian arts scene. Ben speaks about his recent testimony at the Australian Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, his battle against the erasure of Jewish artists, and his conceptions of the role of music in &ldquo;humanitising&rdquo; Jews in the broader community. He discusses the Australian Jewish Music Festival, Shir, and its importance in promoting Jewish musicians. Ben will be performing as the fiddler in the forthcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof.
Go to <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/lchaim-to-life">https://omny.fm/shows/lchaim-to-life</a> where you will find a full library of past programs and past podcasts.
If you would like to contact us here at L'Chaim our email is&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lchaim3zzz@gmail.com">lchaim3zzz@gmail.com</a>
For only $16 p.a., please consider becoming a member of the Jewish Group here at 3ZZZ;&nbsp;for Seniors only $11p.a. To join online, click on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.3zzz.com.au/get-involved/membership/">https://www.3zzz.com.au/get-involved/membership/</a>. Please ensure that you put "Jewish Group" clearly on your application form.
Am Yisrael Chai&nbsp; &nbsp;PEACE&nbsp;&nbsp; L&rsquo;Chaim

Debbie Lee – Melbourne Jewish Book Week 2026

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